The effects of symmetry on the dynamics of antigenic variation

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 115-137

  Blyuss, Konstantin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antigenic variation; Equivariant bifurcation theory; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871990913     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-012-0508-y     Document Type: Article

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