A probabilistic view of immunology: Drawing parallels with physics

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 295-299

  Hodgkin, Philip D ^a  

^a WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Immune regulation; Immunological theory; Molecular determinism; Stochastic processes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; DECISION MAKING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICS; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTES; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHYSICS; QUANTUM THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 34249945096     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: 14401711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.icb.7100061     Document Type: Article

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