A Virtual Culture of CD4+ T Lymphocytes

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1012-1029

  Mendoza, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

CD4+ cells; Compartment model; Regulatory network; T cell differentiation

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; METABOLISM; MOUSE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOKINES; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 84879175617     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: 15229602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-013-9814-9     Document Type: Article

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