A computational model of invasive aspergillosis in the lung and the role of iron

BMC Systems Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Oremland, Matthew ^a   Michels, Kathryn R ^b   Bettina, Alexandra M ^b   Lawrence, Chris ^c   Mehrad, Borna ^b   Laubenbacher, Reinhard ^d,e  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^e JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Invasive aspergillosis; Iron; Lung

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ANIMAL; ASPERGILLOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; LUNG; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; IRON; LUNG; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84963851939     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17520509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12918-016-0275-2     Document Type: Article

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