Feedback regulation of T cell development in the thymus

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-167

  Mehr, Ramit ^a   Perelson, Alan S ^a   Fridkis Hareli, Masha ^b   Globerson, Amiela ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL SUBPOPULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

EID: 0030596613     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0122     Document Type: Article

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