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We present an introduction to the mathematics of calcium waves, both intracellular and intercellular. After a discussion of the earlier models I shall discuss more recent work from a number of groups, and discuss in detail how the models have contributed to an understanding of calcium wave propagation in a variety of cell types. Bifurcations of travelling waves will be discussed briefly. I shall end with an overview of models of periodic intercellular waves in hepatocytes and pancreatic acinar cells, and discuss the major problems still to be solved by theoreticians in this area.
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Sneyd, J., Tsaneva-Atanasova, K. Modeling Calcium Waves. In: Falcke, M., Malchow, D. (eds) Understanding Calcium Dynamics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 623. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-44878-5_10
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