Design principles for the immune system and other distributed autonomous systems / editors, Lee A. Segel, Irun R. Cohen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Segel, Lee A.

Cohen, Irun R.

Series:

Proceedings volume in the Santa Fe Institute studies in the sciences of complexity.

Santa Fe Institute studies in the sciences of complexity. Proceedings

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immune system--Congresses.

Immune system.

System theory--Congresses.

System theory.

Biological systems--Congresses.

Biological systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 408 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Based on a proceedings.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-028588-5

1-280-83449-8

9786610834495

0-19-803134-3

OCLC:

320902890