title: The steady state stability criterion of a simple model of calcium channels.
abstract: A simple known model of calcium inactivation is described and qualitatively analysed. Stability conditions at the level of a stationary state with respect to some small perturbations in the concentration of Ca2+ ions are analysed from the point of view of the Prigogine non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Possible internal fluctuations in Ca2+ ion concentration are discussed as connected with fluctuations of the potential energy of interaction between calcium ions and the binding sites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Chemistry, Slovak Technical University, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Valko
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zachar
mesh_terms: D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008433:Mathematics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels