Universality of the threshold in the dynamics of biological cell sorting

José C.M Mombach

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2000, vol. 276, issue 3, 391-400

Abstract: We present results concerning the universality of the threshold in the dynamics of biological cell sorting predicted by a recent model. The threshold is induced by a “critical” concentration (ct=0.5) of the more cohesive cell type in the aggregate. The results suggest that ct is universal over a range of temperatures, surface tensions, and dimensions.

Keywords: Cell sorting; Differential adhesion; Morphogenesis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(99)00448-3

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