Analysis of compartments-in-series models of liver metabolism as partial differential equations: the effect of dispersion and number of compartments

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common cause of chronic liver disease. Precipitated by the build up of extra fat in the liver not caused by alcohol, it is still not understood why steatosis occurs where it does in the liver microstructure in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. It is lik...

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Main Authors: Marcella Noorman, Richard Allen, Cynthia J. Musante, H. Thomas Banks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2019-02-01
Series:Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2019052?viewType=HTML