Computational Cell Biology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fall, Christopher P. (Editor), Marland, Eric S. (Editor), Wagner, John M. (Editor), Tyson, John J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2002.
• Series: Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics, 20
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Cell biology.; Neurobiology.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Biomathematics.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Life Sciences.; Cell Biology.; Mathematical and Computational Biology.; Applications of Mathematics.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.

This textbook provides an introduction to dynamic modeling in cell biology, emphasizing computational approaches based on realistic molecular mechanisms. It is designed to introduce cell biology and neuroscience students to computational modeling, and applied mathematics students, theoretical biolo...

Table of Contents:

• Introductory Course
• Dynamic Phenomena in Cells
• Voltage Gated Ionic Currents
• Transporters and Pumps
• Fast and Slow Time Scales
• Whole—Cell Models
• Intercellular Communication
• Advanced Material
• Spatial Modeling
• Modeling Intracellular Calcium Waves and Sparks
• Biochemical Oscillations
• Cell Cycle Controls
• Modeling the Stochastic Gating of Ion Channels
• Molecular Motors: Theory
• Molecular Motors: Examples.