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Stochastic kinetics of intracellular calcium oscillations
Changsheng Chen1, Renduan Zeng
1Department of Physics, School of the Basic Medical Sciences, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030.
Abstract:
A stochastic model of intracellular calcium oscillations is put forward by taking into account the random opening-closing of Ca2+ channels in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane. The numerical results of the stochastic model show simple and complex calcium oscillations, which accord with the experiment results.
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