Understanding Calcium Dynamics
Subtitle: Experiments and Theory (Lecture Notes in Physics)
Contributors: Martin Falcke (Editor); Dieter Malchow (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 5, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9783540402367
Subjects: Physics; Science/Mathematics; Mathematical models; Internal Medicine; Science; Physiological transport; Metabolism; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Science / Biophysics; Cellular signal transduction; Life Sciences - Biophysics; Calcium
First sentence: Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptors are intracellular Ca2- channels that mediate the release of Ca2- from intracellular stores in response to the many physiological stimuli that stimulate IP3 formation (Berridge et al., 2000).
Description: Intracellular Calcium is an important messenger in living cells. Calcium dynamics display complex temporal and spatial structures created by the concentration patterns which are characteristic for a nonlinear system operating far from thermodynamic equilibrium. Written as a set of tutorial reviews on both experimental facts and theoretical modelling, this volume is intended as an introduction and modern reference in the field for graduate students and researchers in biophysics, biochemistry and applied mathematics.