Hybrid simulation algorithms for an agent-based model of the immune response

Cybernetics and Systems

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 390-417

  Textor, Johannes ^a   Hansen, Björn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Celada Seiden model; Cellular automata; Computational biology; Immune system

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED MODEL; CELADA-SEIDEN MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES; HYBRID SIMULATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEMS; LIFE-SCIENCE; SIMULATION METHODOLOGY; SIMULATION PROCESS; T CELLS;

BIOINFORMATICS; CELL MEMBRANES; CELLULAR AUTOMATA; IMMUNOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEMS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; TRANSLATION (LANGUAGES);

SIMULATORS;

EID: 67651211576     PISSN: 01969722     EISSN: 10876553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01969720902922384     Document Type: Article

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