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In this chapter some heuristic techniques borrowed from Physics are used to formulate some hypotheses and validate them through available experimental data. The main goal is to present a quantitative approach to motility and antigen presentation from simple energetic and statistical arguments.
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Castro, M. (2011). A Physicist’s Approach to Immunology. In: Molina-París, C., Lythe, G. (eds) Mathematical Models and Immune Cell Biology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7725-0_16
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