Competition In Silico between CCR9−/− Cells and Wild-Type Cells

<p>The three panels at the bottom, with context lines leading to the time-graph, show the ratios between the two cell populations developing over time. An initial peak of maturing wild-type cells is followed by a decrease and an eventual asymptotic ratio, as the buildup of random pressure of CCR9−/− cells eventually generates homeostasis. An asymptotic value of four wild-type thymocytes to every CCR9−/− thymocyte is reached. See text for further discussion.