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Antibodies production and the maintenance of the immunological memory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2006

A. de Castro
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Abstract

In this work we have considered the R. Nayak et al. [Immunology 102, 387 (2001)] biological model – Relay Hypothesis – to study the time evolution of the clonal repertoire, including the populations of antibodies. Our results suggest that the decrease of the production of antibodies favors the global maintenance of immune memory.

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The European Physical Journal - Applied Physics , Volume 33 , Issue 2 , February 2006 , pp. 147 - 150
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© EDP Sciences, 2006

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