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. 1990 Jan;87(1):429–433. doi: 10.1073/pnas.87.1.429

A simple model for the immune network.

G Parisi 1
PMCID: PMC53277  PMID: 2296597

Abstract

In this note I present a simple model for the idiotypic network among antibodies and study its relevance for the maintenance of immunological memory; in particular, the memory capacity of such a model is studied. Some of the similarities with the spin glass model and with neural networks are discussed.

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