An atlas of cellular oscillators.

Outline 282 I. Oscillations in enzyme catalysed reactions 282 (A) Miscellaneous systems 282 (B) Glycolysis 283 (C) Ion movements in mitochondria 283 (D) Photosynthesis 284 II. Oscillations in protein synthesis 284 III. Oscillations in cell membrane potential (see also subsequent sections) 284 IV. Oscillations in secretory cells 285 V. Neural oscillators 285 (A) Neurotransmitter content and release 285 (B) Membrane potential oscillations in single neurones 285 (C) Central nervous system oscillations (EEG) 286 VI. Muscle oscillators 287 (A1 Skeletal muscle 287 (B) Heart muscle 287 (C) Smooth muscle 288 VII. Oscillations in cell movement, growth and development 290 (A) Periodic cell movement in Physarum 290 (B) Periodic movement during aggregation in Dictyostelium and Polyspondylium 290 (C) Periodic mitosis in Physarum 291 (D) Periodic spore release and growth in Ascomycetes 291 (E) Periodic events in development 291 VIII. Miscellaneous 291 Bibliography 292