Integration of the immune system: a complex adaptive supersystem

Mark V. Crisman

doi:10.1117/12.446761

23 October 2001 Integration of the immune system: a complex adaptive supersystem

Mark V. Crisman

Proceedings Volume 4512, Complex Adaptive Structures; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.446761
Event: Complex Adaptive Structures, 2001, Hutchinson Island, FL, United States

Abstract

Immunity to pathogenic organisms is a complex process involving interacting factors within the immune system including circulating cells, tissues and soluble chemical mediators. Both the efficiency and adaptive responses of the immune system in a dynamic, often hostile, environment are essential for maintaining our health and homeostasis. This paper will present a brief review of one of nature's most elegant, complex adaptive systems.

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Mark V. Crisman "Integration of the immune system: a complex adaptive supersystem", Proc. SPIE 4512, Complex Adaptive Structures, (23 October 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.446761

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