A06 : Properties of the Intestinal Pacemaker Network Revealed by Mathematical Modelling


Students Ruihan Wei
School IND - Hillfield Strathallan College - Hamilton
Level Senior 11/12 - Grade 11
Group Group 6 - Health Sciences I
Abstract The movements of the human intestine are orchestrated by a two dimensional network of millions of pacemaker cells (interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC)) that is present throughout the intestine. Network properties of the intestine were explored and effects of injury to the network were studied to explain physiological data and predict outcome of injury and stimulation.