Finite Element Model to Study Effect of Buffers in Presence of Voltage Gated Ca 2+ Channels on Calcium Distribution in Oocytes for One Dimensional Unsteady State Case

Oocytes are responsible for reproduction. Calcium is a fundamental intracellular signal that mediates a variety of disparate physiological function often in the same cell. Calcium plays an important role during fertilization. In order to understand the mechanism of reproduction it is important to understand the calcium distribution in oocytes, as specific calcium distribution patterns are required for maturation of the egg. In this paper an attempt has been made to study the effect of buffers in presence of voltage gated calcium channels on calcium distribution in Oocytes for one dimensional unsteady state case. Finite Element Method is used to solve the proposed Mathematical Model. A program has been developed for entire problem using MATLAB 7.10.