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Cellular Automata: A Discrete Universe
Cellular Automata: A Discrete Universe
Model of mechanical interaction of mesenchyme and epithelium in living tissues
ICCS'06 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Computational Science - Volume Part IV
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A model of morphological development of living tissues could be split into three mutually entangled parts: a mechanical model of tissues, diffusion of signaling molecules, and a gene regulatory network. This paper propose a cellular automaton mechanical model of mesenchyme including its growth caused by proliferation of cells. The main attention is focussed to the mechanical interaction of mesenchyme and epithelium, to mesenchymal growth, and to the influence of growth rate along with epithelial forces on the final shape of the tissues. Future development of the model is briefly outlined.