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Biochemical oscillations and cellular rhythms : the molecular bases of periodic and chaotic behaviour

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Biochemical oscillations and cellular rhythms : the molecular bases of periodic and chaotic behaviour / Albert Goldbeter.
Author
Goldbeter, A.
Publication
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.

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xxiv, 605 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
  • This book addresses the molecular bases of some of the most important biochemical rhythms known at the cellular level. Clarifying the mechanism of these oscillatory phenomena is of key importance for understanding the origin as well as the physiological function of these rhythms, and the conditions in which simple periodic behaviour transforms into complex oscillations, including bursting and chaos.
  • The approach rests on the analysis of theoretical models closely related to experimental observations. Among the main rhythms considered are glycolytic oscillations observed in yeast and muscle, oscillations of cyclic AMP in Dictyostelium amoebae, intracellular calcium oscillations observed in a variety of cell types, the mitotic oscillator that drives the cell division cycle in eukaryotes, and circadian oscillations of the period protein (PER) in Drosophila.
  • For each of these phenomena, experimental facts are reviewed and mathematical models presented.
Uniform Title
Rythmes et chaos dans les systemes biochimiques et cellulaires. English
Alternative Title
Rythmes et chaos dans les systemes biochimiques et cellulaires.
Subject
  • Biological rhythms
  • Oscillating chemical reactions
  • Cell physiology
  • Chaotic behavior in systems
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 526-588) and index.
Contents
Pt. I. Glycolytic oscillations -- Pt. II. From simple to complex oscillatory behaviour -- Pt. III. Oscillations of cAMP in Dictyostelium cells -- Pt. IV. From cAMP signalling in Dictyostelium to pulsatile hormone secretion -- Pt. V. Calcium oscillations -- Pt. VI. The mitotic oscillator -- Pt. VII. Circadian rhythms.
ISBN
0521403073 (hc)
LCCN
95010166
OCLC
  • 32132804
  • ocm32132804
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries