Dynamics of Immunological Models

Acta Biotheoretica

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 391-404

  Pinto, A A ^a,b   Burroughs, N J ^c   Ferreira, M ^a,b,d   Oliveira, B M P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Immunology; ODE model; Secretion inhibition; Tregs

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN; BIFURCATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; INHIBITION; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SECRETION;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANTIGENS; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; T-LYMPHOCYTES; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 78349311632     PISSN: 00015342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10441-010-9117-6     Document Type: Article

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