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| Title: | Modelling Chemical Communication in Neuroglia |
| Authors: | Edwards, James Roy |
| Keywords: | Mathematical Model
Astrocyte
Neuroglia
Calcium Wave
ATP Wave
Retina
Numerical Diffusion |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2007 |
| Publisher: | University of Sydney.
School of Mathematics and Statistics |
| Abstract: | In vivo many forms of glia utilise both intercellular and extracellular pathways in the form of IP3 permeable gap
junctions and cytoplasmic ATP diffusion to produce calcium waves. We introduce a model of ATP and Ca2+ waves in clusters of glial cells in which both pathways are included. Through demonstrations of its capacity to replicate the results of existing theoretical models of individual pathways and to simulate experimental observations of retinal glia the validity of the model is confirmed. Characteristics of the waves resulting from the inclusion of both pathways are identified and described. |
| Description: | Master of Science |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2184 |
| Appears in Collections: | Sydney Digital Theses
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