QUALITATIVE PROPERTIES OF THE SOLUTIONS OF A NONLINEAR FLUX-LIMITED EQUATION ARISING IN THE TRANSPORT OF MORPHOGENS

Abstract

In this paper we study some qualitative properties of the solutions of a nonlinear flux-limited equation arising in the transport of morphogens in biological systems. Questions related to the existence of steady states, the finite speed of propagating fronts or the regularization in the interior of the support are studied from analytical and numerical points of view.