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.
Table of Content
Partial table of contents:
Calcium Waves and Development (L. Jaffe).
Calcium Puffs in Xenopus Oocytes (I. Parker & Y.
Yao).
Spiral Calcium Waves: Implications for Signalling (P. Camacho
& J. Lechleiter).
Pancreatic Calcium Waves and Secretion. (H. Kasai).
Calcium Signalling During Chemotaxis (F. Fay, et
al.).
Calcium Signalling in Cardiac Muscle Cells (W. Wier, et
al.).
Calcium Sparks in Cardiac Muscle (M. Cannell).
Calcium Oscillations in Neurons (D. Friel).
Calcium Signalling During Mammalian Fertilization (S.
Miyazaki).
Regulation of Nuclear Calcium Concentration (T. Meyer, et
al.).
Indexes.
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