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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 biolog...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Fall, Christopher P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer, [2002]
Series:Interdisciplinary applied mathematics ; v. 20.
Subjects:
Cytology > Computer simulation.
Cytology > Mathematical models.
Computational Biology.
Cell Biology.
Computer Simulation.
Models, Biological.
Natural history.
Science.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Cell Biology.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Preface
  • Contributors
  • Table of Contents
  • 1. Dynamic Phenomena in Cells
  • 2. Voltage Gated Ionic Currents
  • 3. Transporters and Pumps
  • 4. Fast and Slow Time Scales
  • 5. Whole-Cell Models
  • 6. Intercellular Communication
  • 7. Spatial Modeling
  • 8. Modeling Intracellular Calcium Waves and Sparks
  • 9. Biochemical Oscillations
  • 10. Cell Cycle Controls
  • 11. Modeling the Stochastic Gating of Ion Channels
  • 12. Molecular Motors: Theory
  • 13. Molecular Motors: Examples
  • Appendix A
  • Qualitative Analysis of Differential Equations
  • Appendix B
  • Solving and Analyzing Dynamical Systems Using XPPAUT
  • Appendix C
  • Numerical Algorithms
  • References.