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BIOLOGY OF THE CELL
Volume 94, Issue 7-8, Pages 501-510Publisher
EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-4900(02)00022-9
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gap junction; connexins; electrophysiology; mathematical model; simulation
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In most tissues of vertebrates, gap junctions control the exchange of ions and small molecules between adjacent cells, thus co-ordinating the cellular activities. The application of the dual voltage-clamp method to cell pair preparations enables one to elucidate the electrical properties of gap junctions and gap junction channels. The conductive and kinetic data obtained at the multichannel and single channel level led to a generalised concept for the operation of gap junction channels. Based on the biological data gained in this way, a mathematical model has been developed. This model is versatile and allows to simulate the electrophysiological behaviour of different types of vertebrate gap junctions. (C) 2002 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.
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