|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. |
Record Nr. |
UNINA9910782325803321 |
|
|
Titolo |
Design principles for the immune system and other distributed autonomous systems / / editors, Lee A. Segel, Irun R. Cohen |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
|
|
Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ISBN |
|
1-280-83449-8 |
9786610834495 |
0-19-803134-3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Descrizione fisica |
|
1 online resource (xviii, 408 pages) : illustrations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collana |
|
Santa Fe Institute studies in the sciences of complexity. Proceedings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Altri autori (Persone) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disciplina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soggetti |
|
Immune system |
System theory |
Biological systems |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lingua di pubblicazione |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
|
|
|
|
|
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
|
|
|
|
|
Note generali |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di bibliografia |
|
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di contenuto |
|
Contents; Preface; PART I: AN OVERVIEW OF IMMUNOLOGY; PART II: CASE STUDIES IN IMMUNE COMPLEXITY: EXPERIMENTS; PART III: DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR THE IMMUNE SYSTEM; PART IV: BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; PART V: SOCIAL INSECTS; PART VI: APPLICATIONS TO COMPUTER SCIENCE; Index |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sommario/riassunto |
|
Preface. Part I: An Overview of Immunology. Introduction to the Immune System. Part II: Case Studies in Immune Complexity: Experiments. Cytokines: A Common Signaling System for Cell Growth, Inflammation, Immunity, and Differentiation. Th1/Th2 Effector Choice in the Immune System: A Developmental Program Influenced by Cytokine Signals. Oral Tolerance. Part III: Design Principles for the Immune System. An Introduction to Immuno-Ecology and Immuno-Informatics. The Creation of Immune Specificity. Diversity in the Immune System. T Cells Obey the Tenets of Signal Detection Theory. Diffuse Feedback f |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|