Tolerance and immunity in a mathematical model of T-cell mediated suppression

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-126

  León, Kalet ^a,b   Lage, Agustin ^a   Carneiro, Jorge ^b  

^a CENTER OF MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY   (Cuba)

^b INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Linked suppression; Regulatory T cells; Self non self discrimination

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

IMMUNITY;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CLONING; CELL COUNT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIMULATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS;

EID: 0347572864     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5193(03)00226-1     Document Type: Article

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