Tutorials in Mathematical Biosciences II Mathematical Modeling of Calcium Dynamics and Signal Transduction /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sneyd, James (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Mathematics, 1867
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Cell biology.; Mathematical models.; Biomathematics.; Mathematical and Computational Biology.; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics.; Cell Biology.

This book presents a series of models in the general area of cell physiology and signal transduction, with particular attention being paid to intracellular calcium dynamics, and the role played by calcium in a variety of cell types. Calcium plays a crucial role in cell physiology, and the study of i...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Basic Concept of Ca2+ Signaling in Cells and Tissues (M. J. Sanderson)
• Modeling IP-3-Dependent Calcium Dynamics in Non-Excitable Cells (J. Sneyd)
• Integrated Calcium Management in Cardiac Myocytes (T. R. Shannon)
• Mechanisms and Models of Cardiac Excitation-Contraction Coupling (R. L. Winslow, R. Hinch, J. L. Greenstein)
• Mathematical Analysis of the Generation of Force and Motion in Contracting Muscle (E. Pate)
• Signal Transduction in Vertebrate Olfactory Receptor Cells (J. Reisert)
• Mathematical Models of Synaptic Transmission and Short-Term Plasticity (R. Bertram).