Synchronization: A Case in Biological Studies

TY - CHAP

T1 - Synchronization: A Case in Biological Studies

AU - Sosnovtseva, Olga

AU - Postnov, D.E.

AU - Janson, N.B.

AU - Balanov, A.G.

PY - 2014/1/1

Y1 - 2014/1/1

N2 - As emphasized in several of the preceding chapters, rhythmic activity is a characteristic behavioral pattern for living systems. At the cellular level, this type of activity manifests itself as a sequence of more or less regular spikes in neuron membrane potentials, as bursting patterns for insulin releasing beta-cells, and as oscillations in the intra-cellular calcium concentration for smooth muscle cells in the vascular resistance vessels. The physiological level also displays a variety of processes that exhibit oscillatory behavior, including breathing and the beating of the heart [9, 14], and at the genetic level each individual cell disposes of mechanisms to generate the 24-h circadian rhythm [8].

AB - As emphasized in several of the preceding chapters, rhythmic activity is a characteristic behavioral pattern for living systems. At the cellular level, this type of activity manifests itself as a sequence of more or less regular spikes in neuron membrane potentials, as bursting patterns for insulin releasing beta-cells, and as oscillations in the intra-cellular calcium concentration for smooth muscle cells in the vascular resistance vessels. The physiological level also displays a variety of processes that exhibit oscillatory behavior, including breathing and the beating of the heart [9, 14], and at the genetic level each individual cell disposes of mechanisms to generate the 24-h circadian rhythm [8].

U2 - 10.1007/978-3-7091-0418-7_13

DO - 10.1007/978-3-7091-0418-7_13

M3 - Book chapter

SN - 978-3-7091-0417-0

SP - 285

EP - 310

BT - Biosimulation in Biomedical Research, Health Care and Drug Development

A2 - Mosekilde, Erik

A2 - Sosnovtseva, Olga

A2 - Rostami-Hodjegan, Amin

PB - Springer

ER -