Mathematical modeling of the competition between acquired immunity and cancer
Kolev, Mikhail
International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Tome 13 (2003), p. 289-296 / Harvested from The Polish Digital Mathematics Library
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In this paper we propose and analyse a model of the competition between cancer and the acquired immune system. The model is a system of integro-differential bilinear equations. The role of the humoral response is analyzed. The simulations are related to the immunotherapy of tumors with antibodies.

Publié le : 2003-01-01
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Kolev, Mikhail. Mathematical modeling of the competition between acquired immunity and cancer. International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Tome 13 (2003) pp. 289-296. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-amcv13i3p289bwm/

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