A reaction-diffusion model of CO2 influx into an oocyte

• Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology
• Main Authors: Somersalo, Erkki, Occhipinti, Rossana, Boron, Walter F., Calvetti, Daniela
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Article; Musa; Carbonic acid
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3471386; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22728674; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.06.016

We have developed and implemented a novel mathematical model for simulating transients in surface pH (pHS) and intracellular pH (pHi) caused by the influx of carbon dioxide (CO2) into a Xenopus oocyte. These transients are important tools for studying gas channels. We assume that the oocyte is a sph...