title: Dynamics of an HBV model with diffusion and delay.
abstract: In this paper we model and analyze the hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in a diffusion model confined to a finite domain, induced by intracellular time delay between infection of a cell and production of new virus particles. The equilibrium solutions are obtained and the stability is analyzed if the space is assumed as homogeneous. When the space is inhomogeneous, the effects of diffusion and intracellular time delay are obtained by computer simulations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, College of Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China. kaifawang@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Kaifa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wendi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shiping
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000502:physiology*; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D013997:Time Factors; D017735:Virus Latency; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000502:physiology*