A thermodynamic perspective of immune capabilities

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 287, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-63

  Agliari, Elena ^a,b   Barra, Adriano ^c,d   Guerra, Francesco ^b,c   Moauro, Francesco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d GNFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Statistical mechanics; Theoretical immunology

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; INTERFERON;

ANTIGEN; CELL ORGANELLE; CLONE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMODYNAMICS;

AGING; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE SYNDROME; AUTOIMMUNITY; AUTOREGULATION; B LYMPHOCYTE; BIOSTATISTICS; CELL EXPANSION; CELL INTERACTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; KILLER CELL; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; AUTOIMMUNITY; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE COOPERATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); THERMODYNAMICS;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

EID: 81155158536     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.07.027     Document Type: Article

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