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Generalized equations are developed for the age structure of growing cell populations when other parameters besides chronological age are taken into account. These are summarized in a parameter which we call “chronological age”. The theory is Markovian in spirit and leads to an integro-differential equation for population density which generalizes several equations now appearing in the literature. Approximations to the fundamental equation are suggested.
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Weiss, G.H. Equations for the age structure of growing populations. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 30, 427–435 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02476605
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