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Table 2 Summary of literature citations for agent behaviors

From: The Basic Immune Simulator: An agent-based model to study the interactions between innate and adaptive immunity

Agent types

Behaviors

Citations

Parenchymal agent (PC)

Signal production

[66-68]

 

Neighbor detection/contact/killing

[71]

 

Migration

Not applicable (NA)

 

Proliferation

NA

 

Death

[55, 70, 72-75]

Dendritic Cell agent (DC)

Signal detection

[38, 76-79]

 

Signal production

[38, 77, 80, 81]

 

Neighbor detection/contact/killing

[30, 31, 38, 80-89]

 

Migration

[28, 30, 38]

 

Proliferation

[38]

 

Death

[57, 83, 89-91]

Macrophage agent (MΦ)

Signal detection

[16, 17, 66, 70, 73, 92]

 

Signal production

[92]

 

Neighbor detection/contact/killing

[55, 73, 75, 85]

 

Migration

[28, 66, 70]

 

Proliferation

NA

 

Death

[93]

T Cell agent (T)

Signal detection

[38, 81]

 

Signal production

[81, 85]

 

Neighbor detection/contact/killing

[30, 36, 38, 81, 83, 86, 94, 95]

 

Migration

[28, 30]

 

Proliferation

[83, 95]

 

Death

[71, 91, 96]

Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte agent (CTL)

Signal detection

[97]

 

Signal production

[87, 98]

 

Neighbor detection/contact/killing

[87, 97, 98]

 

Migration

[28]

 

Proliferation

[97]

 

Death

[99]

Natural Killer agent (NK)

Signal detection

[66, 72, 100]

 

Signal production

[101]

 

Neighbor detection/contact/killing

[86, 99, 100, 102]

 

Migration

[28]

 

Proliferation

NA

 

Death

[99]

B Cell agent (B)

Signal detection

[82, 103]

 

Signal production

[73, 82, 103, 104]

 

Neighbor detection/contact

[36, 82, 103]

 

Migration

[28, 104]

 

Proliferation

[36, 103, 105]

 

Death

[82, 103]

Granulocyte agent (Gran)

Signal detection

[28, 70]

 

Signal production

[74]

 

Neighbor detection/contact/killing

[55, 74]

 

Migration

[28]

 

Proliferation

[74]

 

Death

[74]

Portal Agent (Portal)

Signal detection

[28]

 

Signal production

[28]

 

Neighbor detection/contact/killing

[28]

 

Migration

[28]

 

Proliferation

NA

 

Death

[55]