Monotone dynamics of two cells dynamically coupled by a voltage-dependent gap junction

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 120-125

  Donnell, Peter ^a   Baigent, Stephen A ^a   Banaji, Murad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic coupling; Gap junction; Monotone dynamics

Indexed keywords

CELL ORGANELLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MATRIX; MODEL; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GAP JUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GAP JUNCTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 70349556379     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.07.012     Document Type: Article

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