2 papers
q-bio.CB2019
Random matrix analysis of Ca signals in -cell collectives
Dean Korošak, Marjan Slak Rupnik
Even within small organs like pancreatic islets, different endocrine cell types and subtypes form a heterogeneous collective to sense the chemical composition of the extracellular…
physics.bio-ph2017
Collective sensing of -cells generates the metabolic code at optimal islet size
Dean Korošak, Marjan Slak Rupnik
Major part of a pancreatic islet is composed of beta cells that secrete insulin, a key hormone regulating influx of nutrients into all cells in a vertebrate organism to support nut…