Theoretical insights into the mechanism of spiral Ca2+ wave initiation in Xenopus oocytes

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 1 44-1, 1998, Pages

  Dupont, Geneviève ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b FNRS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate; Oscillations; Spatiotemporal pattern

Indexed keywords

INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE; INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; DIFFUSION; GEOMETRY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031872963     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1998.275.1.c317     Document Type: Article

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