Uniqueness of limit cycle in an immune system

Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 338-343

  Zhu, Lemin ^a   Huang, Xuncheng ^a  

^a Yangzhou Polytechnic Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Immune response; Limit cycles; Nonlinear oscillatory phenomena; Uniqueness

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONLINEAR OSCILLATORY PHENOMENA; UNIQUENESS;

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS;

EID: 37249055658     PISSN: 14681218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nonrwa.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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