Noise-induced spiral waves in astrocyte syncytia show evidence of self- organized criticality

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 1098-1101

  Jung, Peter ^a,e   Cornell Bell, Ann ^b   Madden, Kathleen Shaver ^c   Moss, Frank ^d  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Viatech Imaging   (United States)

^c Found for Intl Nonlinear Dynamics   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^e OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; KAINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CALCIUM CURRENT; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGE;

EID: 0031882571     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.2.1098     Document Type: Article

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