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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830377503321

Titolo

Calcium waves, gradients and oscillations [[electronic resource] /] / [editors, Gregory R. Bock (organizer) and Kate Ackrill]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester [England] ; ; New York, : J. Wiley & Sons, 1995

ISBN

1-282-12244-4

9786612122446

0-470-51469-8

0-470-51470-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 188

Altri autori (Persone)

BockGregory

AckrillKate

Disciplina

574.87

Soggetti

Calcium ions - Physiological effect

Cellular signal transduction

Calcium ions - Physiological transport

Calcium channels

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Symposium on Calcium waves, gradients and oscillations, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 26-28 April 1994."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CALCIUM WAVES, GRADIENTS AND OSClLLATlONS; Contents; Participants; Introduction; Calcium waves and development; Subcellular organization signalling in hepatocytes liver of calcium and the intact; Calcium puffs in Xenopus oocytes; Spiral calcium waves: implications for signalling; Local calcium spiking in pancreatic acinar cel Is; Pancreatic calcium waves and secretion; Calcium signalling during chemotaxis; General discussion I; Calcium signalling in cardiac muscle cells; General discussion I I; Intercellular calcium waves mediated by inositol trisphosphate

The triggering of astrocytic calcium waves by NMDA-induced neuronal activation Calcium oscillations in neurons; Calcium signalling during mammalian fertiIization; Regulation of nuclear calcium concentration; kina1 discussion; Summing UP; Index of contributors; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

Renowned contributors provide comprehensive coverage of calcium gradients, waves and oscillations in diverse systems. Discusses the



mechanisms initiating and sustaining calcium waves and their role in cell function. Describes studies using the latest techniques for measuring calcium ion gradients including chemiluminescent indicators.