Mathematical Physiology Field: Cellular Physiology Authors: J. Keener, J. Sneyed Contains a variety of physiological problems and the current and new mathematical techniques used in this area Numerous exercises and models are included Of interest both to applied mathematicians and quantitative physiologists Front Matter Pages i-xxv Biochemical Reactions Pages 1-47 Cellular Homeostasis Pages 49-119 Membrane Ion Channels Pages 121-173 Passive Electrical Flow in Neurons Pages 173-195 Excitability Pages 195-228 Wave Propagation in Excitable Systems Pages 229-271 Calcium Dynamics Pages 273-346 Intercellular Communication Pages 347-384 Neuroendocrine Cells Pages 385-426 Regulation of Cell Functions Pages 427-470 Back Matter There has been a long history of interaction between mathematics and physiology. This book looks in detail at a wide selection of mathematical models in physiology, showing how physiological problems can be formulated and studied mathematically, and how such models give rise to interesting and challenging mathematical questions. With its coverage of many recent models it gives an overview of the field, while many older models are also discussed, to put the modern work in context. In this second edition the coverage of basic principles has been expanded to include such topics as stochastic differential equations, Markov models and Gibbs free energy, and the selection of models has also been expanded to include some of the b