Modeling positive and negative selection and differentiation processes in the thymus

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 103-126

  Mehr, Ramit ^a,b   Globerson, Amiela ^a   Perelson, Alan S ^c  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b CENTER FOR NONLINEAR STUDIES   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0029058023     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1995.0124     Document Type: Article

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