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Theory and Modern Applications

Table 1 Biological definitions of parameters

From: Global dynamics of an age-structured in-host viral infection model with humoral immunity

Parameter

Biological definition

a

Age of infection

s

Recruitment rate of healthy T cells

d

Per capita death rate of uninfected cells

β

Rate at which an uninfected cell becomes infected by an infectious virus

k(a)

Virion production rate of an infected cell with age a

δ(a)

Age-dependent per capita death rate of infected cells

u

Clearance rate of virions