Theoretical modelling to understand the neurotransmission mechanism in the gastrointestinal tract

Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08 - "Personalized Healthcare through Technology"

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 5548-5551

  Marcelli, Gianluca ^a   Patel, Bhavik Anil ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; CLINICAL APPLICATION; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; REACTION-DIFFUSION MODELS; RELEASE PROFILES; THEORETICAL METHODS; THEORETICAL MODELLING;

TISSUE;

AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GUINEA PIG; INNERVATION; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; SEROTONIN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 61849158203     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2008.4650471     Document Type: Conference Paper

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