The population dynamics of acquired immunity to helminth infection

Based on experimental evidence we develop and exploit a mathematical model to describe the role of acquired immunity in host-helminth interactions. We show that the model gives a quantitative description of the population dynamics in a laboratory situation involving a host immunological response. We...

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Published inJournal of theoretical biology Vol. 122; no. 4; pp. 459 - 471
Main Authors Berding, C., Keymer, A.E., Murray, J.D., Slater, A.F.G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sidcup Elsevier Ltd 21.10.1986
Elsevier
Subjects
Animals
Antibody Formation
Biological and medical sciences
Helminthiasis - immunology
Helminthic diseases
Helminths - immunology
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Mice
Miscellaneous
Models, Biological
Parasitic diseases
Population Dynamics
Infection
Human
Population dynamics
Acquired immunity
Mathematical analysis
Helminthiasis
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Summary:Based on experimental evidence we develop and exploit a mathematical model to describe the role of acquired immunity in host-helminth interactions. We show that the model gives a quantitative description of the population dynamics in a laboratory situation involving a host immunological response. We make practical predictions based on these results.
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ISSN:0022-5193
1095-8541
DOI:10.1016/S0022-5193(86)80186-2