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Mathematical Modelling of the Immune System

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Modelling in Molecular Biology

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The immune system is the natural defense of an organism. It comprises a network of cells, molecules, and organs whose primary tasks are to defend the organism from pathogens and maintain its integrity. The cooperation between the components of the immune system network realizes effectively and efficiently the processes of pattern recognition, learning, and memory. Our knowledge of the immune system is still incomplete and mathematical modelling has been shown to help better understanding of its underlying principles and organization. In this chapter we provide a brief introduction to the biology of the immune system and describe several approaches used in mathematical modelling of the immune system.

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Catania, Italy

    Santo Motta

  2. Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore

    Vladimir Brusic

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Motta, S., Brusic, V. (2004). Mathematical Modelling of the Immune System. In: Ciobanu, G., Rozenberg, G. (eds) Modelling in Molecular Biology. Natural Computing Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18734-6_10

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