title: Mathematical models of antibody response.
abstract: An antigen triggers the clonal expansion of B lymphocytes accompanied by antibody production. This paper presents and compares the basic ideas of three mathematical models of B cell differentiation and proliferation.
mesh_terms: D000917:Antibody Formation; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell