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Equations are developed to describe the effects of interaction between antigen and target cell. The model shows promise in predicting the constants of simple experimental systems.
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BELL, G. Mathematical Model of Clonal Selection and Antibody Production. Nature 228, 739–744 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/228739a0
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