Autoimmunity arising from bystander proliferation of T cells in an immune response model

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 53, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 1389-1393

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Centro de Ciências Forenses   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^e Inst Politécnico do Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bystander proliferation; Cytokines; Immunology; ODE model; T cells; Tregs

Indexed keywords

BYSTANDER PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINES; ODE MODEL; T CELLS; TREGS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

IMMUNOLOGY;

EID: 79951579151     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2010.01.020     Document Type: Article

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