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ArticleBMC bioinformatics2013

Analytical results on the Beauchemin model of lymphocyte migration.

Johannes Textor, Mathieu Sinn, Rob J de Boer

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Article in BMC bioinformatics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors.

Johannes TextorTheoretical Biology & Bioinformatics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. johannes.textor@gmx.de
Mathieu Sinn
Rob J de Boer

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Beauchemin model is a simple particle-based description of stochastic lymphocyte migration in tissue, which has been successfully applied to studying immunological questions. In addition to being easy to implement, the model is also to a large extent mathematically tractable. This article provides a comprehensive overview of both existing and new analytical results on the Beauchemin model within a common mathematical framework. Specifically, we derive the motility coefficient, the mean square displacement, and the confinement ratio, and discuss four different methods for simulating biased migration of pre-defined speed. The results provide new insight into published studies and a reference point for future research based on this simple and popular lymphocyte migration model.

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Cell MovementModels, BiologicalAnimalsChemotaxisLymphocytes

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PMID23734948
PMCPMC3633013

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