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Raluca Eftimie1, Joseph J Gillard2, Doreen A Cantrell3

  • 1Division of Mathematics, School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK. r.a.eftimie@dundee.ac.uk.

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
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Advances since 2006 and future trendsInnate and adaptive immunityMathematical immunologyMultiscale interactions

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