Agent-based model of macrophage action on endocrine pancreas

International Journal of Data Mining and Bioinformatics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 355-368

  Martínez, Ignacio V ^a,b   Gómez, Enrique J ^a,b   Hernando, M Elena ^a,b   Villares, Ricardo ^c   Mellado, Mario ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

^c CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Autoimmune response; Autoimmunity innate immune system; Beta cell; Bioinformatics; Endocrine pancreas; Macrophage; Phagocytosis; Simulation; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866992702     PISSN: 17485673     EISSN: 17485681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJDMB.2012.049293     Document Type: Article

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