The Influence of Stochastic Parameters on Calcium Waves in a Heart Cell

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  • Matthew W. Brewster
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Calcium is a critical component in many cellular functions. It serves many important functions such as signal transduction, contraction of muscles, enzyme function, and maintaining potential difference across excitable membranes. In this study we examine calcium waves in a heart cell and how they diffuse. Calcium sparks are intracellular release events which are important in converting electrical stimuli into mechanical responses. We investigate the effects of a stochastic spatially uniform flux density term as well as of a stochastic spatially varying flux density term. We hypothesize that having a stochastic flux density term is more physiologically accurate. We use an array of statistical techniques as well as parallel computing to facilitate the large number of simulation runs.

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تاریخ انتشار 2014