Beschreibung:
This textbook provides an introduction to dynamic modeling in cell biology, emphasizing computational approaches based on realistic molecular mechanisms. It is designed to introduce cell biology and neuroscience students to computational modeling, and applied mathematics students, theoretical biologists, and engineers to many of the problems in dynamical cell biology. This volume was conceived of and begun by Professor Joel Keizer based on his many years of teaching and research together with his colleagues. The project was expanded and finished by his students and friends after his untimely death in 1999.
Introductory Course.- Dynamic Phenomena in Cells.- Voltage Gated Ionic Currents.- Transporters and Pumps.- Fast and Slow Time Scales.- Whole-Cell Models.- Intercellular Communication.- Advanced Material.- Spatial Modeling.- Modeling Intracellular Calcium Waves and Sparks.- Biochemical Oscillations.- Cell Cycle Controls.- Modeling the Stochastic Gating of Ion Channels.- Molecular Motors: Theory.- Molecular Motors: Examples.