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. 1993 Nov;65(5):2047–2058. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(93)81236-0

Model for receptor-controlled cytosolic calcium oscillations and for external influences on the signal pathway.

C Eichwald 1, F Kaiser 1
PMCID: PMC1225940  PMID: 8298034

Abstract

The external stimulation of many cells by a hormone, for example, often leads to an oscillating cytosolic calcium concentration. This periodic behavior is now designated the cytosolic calcium oscillator. A theoretical model is presented that describes this behavior on the basis of inositol(1,4,5)trisphosphate-induced calcium oscillations. In contrast to other models only a single positive feedback loop is taken into account to obtain oscillations. The model includes important innovations compared to other approaches. It includes the contribution of extracellular calcium and its modification after the stimulation of the cell. Furthermore, the signal pathway that leads to cytosolic calcium oscillations is described in more detail than in other models. This enables investigations on the influence of additional parameters like external electromagnetic fields on the signal transduction pathway. The model and the calculations are based on the theory of nonlinear self-sustained oscillators.

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