Germinal centres seen through the mathematical eye: B-cell models on the catwalk

Trends in Immunology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 157-164

  Meyer Hermann, Michael ^a   Figge, Marc Thilo ^a   Toellner, Kai Michael ^b  

^a FRANKFURT INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SELECTION; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; IMAGING; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE MIGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; EPITOPES; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, B-CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 63149174901     PISSN: 14714906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2009.01.005     Document Type: Review

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