HELMINTHS, IMMUNOLOGY AND EQUATIONS

被引:17
作者
SCHWEITZER, N
ANDERSON, R
机构
[1] The Wellcome Research Centre for Parasitic Infections, Department of Biology, Imperial College, London
来源
IMMUNOPARASITOLOGY TODAY-A COMBINED ISSUE OF IMMUNOLOGY TODAY AND PARASITOLOGY TODAY | 1991年 / 03期
基金
英国医学研究理事会; 英国惠康基金;
关键词
D O I
10.1016/S0167-5699(05)80022-2
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Although the immune system is becoming better characterized, it is by no means becoming easier to predict the outcome of activation given the many potential influences upon the ultimate expression of an immune response. In this article, Nicky Schweitzer and Roy Anderson investigate the application of mathematics to this highly nonlinear system, and show how it can complement experimentation from both a predictive and interpretative point of view. © 1991 Elsevier Science Publishers Ltd, UK.
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页码:A76 / A81
页数:6
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