Mathematical methods in immunology / Jerome K. Percus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Percus, Jerome K. (Jerome Kenneth)

Contributor:

American Mathematical Society.

Series:

Courant lecture notes in mathematics ; 1529-9031 23.

Courant lecture notes in mathematics ; 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immunology--Mathematical models.

Immunology.

Immunologic Techniques.

HIV--immunology.

Immunity, Innate.

Models, Theoretical.

Medical Subjects:

Immunologic Techniques.

HIV--immunology.

Immunity, Innate.

Models, Theoretical.

Physical Description:

vii, 111 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences ; Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, [2012]

Summary:

Percus (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York U.) offers this book for mathematicians based on lecture notes from a course he has given on mathematical methods in immunology, focusing on the battle between the HIV virus and the adaptive immune system and excluding discussion of the innate immune system and the role of inflammatory response and the topics of allergy and autoimmunity. He details the basics of immunology, quantifying the immune response through assays, modeling humoral immune and cell-mediated responses, control of immune response, and the perspective of the virus. Much of the math material is presented in the "classical" format of population dynamics of a well-mixed population, with some discussion of small and/or discrete populations. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

The HIV pandemic

Basic facts of immunology

Quantifying the immune response (assays)

Modeling humoral immune responses

Modeling cell-mediated response

Control of immune response

Viewpoint of the virus.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780821875568

0821875566

OCLC:

759563415