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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813357403321

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)

SegelLee A

CohenIrun R

Disciplina

003.5

616.07/9/01

Soggetti

Immune system

System theory

Biological systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on a proceedings.

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