Biochemical Oscillations And Cellular Rhythms: Contents

1. Introduction Part I. Glycolytic Oscillations: 2. Oscillatory enzymes: simple periodic behaviour in an allosteric model for glycolytic oscillations Part II. From Simple to Complex Oscillatory Behaviour 3. Birhythmicity: coexistence between two stable rhythms 4. From simple periodic behaviour to complex oscillations, including bursting and chaos Part III. Oscillations Of Cyclic Amo In Dictyostelium Cells: 5. Models for the periodic synthesis and relay of camp signals in Dictyostelium discoideum amoebae 6. Complex oscillations and chaos in the camp signalling system of Dictyostelium 7. The onset of camp oscillations in Dictyostelium as a model for the ontogenesis of biological rhythms Part IV. Pulsatile Signalling In Intercellular Communication: 8. Function of the rhythm of intercellular communication in Dictyostelium. Link with pulsatile hormone secretion Part V. Calcium Oscillations: 9. Oscillations and waves of intracellular calcium Part VI. The Mitotic Oscillator: 10. Modelling the mitotic oscillator driving the cell division cycle Part VII. Circadian Rhythms: 11. Towards a model for circadian oscillations in the Drosophila period protein (PER) 12. Conclusions and perspectives References.