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Pepper, M.S., Lolas, G. (2008). The Lymphatic Vascular System in Lymphangiogenesis Invasion and Metastasis A Mathematical Approach. In: Selected Topics in Cancer Modeling. Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4713-1_10

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