Mathematics in modern immunology

Interface Focus

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 14-

  Castro, Mario ^a   Lythe, Grant ^b   Molina París, Carmen ^b   Ribeiro, Ruy M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA COMILLAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Immunology; Mathematical modelling; T cell; T cell receptor; Two photon microscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958749523     PISSN: 20428898     EISSN: 20428901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2015.0093     Document Type: Article

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