Ion channel noise shapes the electrical activity of endocrine cells.

Endocrine cells in the pituitary gland typically display either spiking or bursting electrical activity, which is related to the level of hormone secretion. Recent work, which combines mathematical modelling with dynamic clamp experiments, suggests the difference is due to the presence or absence of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David M Richards, Jamie J Walker, Joel Tabak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-04-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007769