Investigating Heterogeneity of Intracellular Calcium Dynamics in Anterior Pituitary Lactotrophs Using a Combined Modelling/Experimental Approach

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1279-1289

  Tomaiuolo, M ^a   Bertram, R ^a   Gonzalez Iglesias, A E ^a   Tabak, J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Heterogeneity; Lactotroph; Mathematical model; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PROTIRELIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN SECRETING CELL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPIKE WAVE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CYTOSOL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR;

EID: 78649494844     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.02061.x     Document Type: Article

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