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We study how cells communicate, adapt, and fail. Our research combines cutting-edge experimental techniques with advanced analysis to better understand physiological function and disease.

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09 Sep 2022 •

Ca2+ Oscillations, Waves, and Networks in Islets from Human Donors With and Without Type 2 Diabetes

Marko Gosak, Richard Yan‐Do, Haopeng Lin, Patrick E. MacDonald, Andraž Stožer

09 Sep 2022 •

Ca2+ Oscillations, Waves, and Networks in Islets from Human Donors With and Without Type 2 Diabetes

Marko Gosak, Richard Yan‐Do, Haopeng Lin, Patrick E. MacDonald, Andraž Stožer

06 Sep 2022 • Diabetes

Ca2+ Oscillations, Waves, and Networks in Islets From Human Donors With and Without Type 2 Diabetes

Marko Gosak, Richard Yan‐Do, Haopeng Lin, Patrick E. MacDonald, Andraž Stožer

28 Jul 2022 • Antioxidants

Protective Role of Mitochondrial Uncoupling Proteins against Age-Related Oxidative Stress in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Maša Čater, Lidija Križančić Bombek

27 Jul 2022 • Cells

A Promising Method for the Determination of Cell Viability: The Membrane Potential Cell Viability Assay

Eneko Madorran, Andraž Stožer, Zoran Arsov, Uroš Maver, Jan Rožanc

28 Jun 2022 • Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Computational modeling of targeted temperature management in post-cardiac arrest patients

Maja Duh, Kristijan Skok, Matjaž Perc, Andrej Markota, Marko Gosak

28 Jun 2022 • Frontiers in Endocrinology

pH-Dependence of Glucose-Dependent Activity of Beta Cell Networks in Acute Mouse Pancreatic Tissue Slice

Srdjan Postic, Marko Gosak, Wen-Hao Tsai, Johannes Pfabe, Srdjan Sarikas, Andraž Stožer, Dean Korošak, Shi‐Bing Yang, Marjan Slak Rupnik

15 Jun 2022 • Frontiers in Endocrinology

From Isles of Königsberg to Islets of Langerhans: Examining the Function of the Endocrine Pancreas Through Network Science

Andraž Stožer, Marko Šterk, Eva Paradiž Leitgeb, Rene Markovič, Maša Skelin Klemen, Cara E. Ellis, Lidija Križančić Bombek, Jurij Dolenšek, Patrick E. MacDonald, Marko Gosak

15 Jun 2022 • arXiv (Cornell University)

Collective biological computation of metabolic economy

Dean Korošak, Andraž Stožer, Marjan Slak Rupnik

08 Jun 2022 • Electron Microscopy

Application of Transmission Electron Microscopy to Detect Changes in Pancreas Physiology

Maša Skelin Klemen, Jurij Dolenšek, Ismael Valladolid‐Acebes, Andraž Stožer, Saška Lipovšek

03 Jun 2022 • PLOS ONE

Calcium imaging in intact mouse acinar cells in acute pancreas tissue slices

Urška Marolt, Eva Paradiž Leitgeb, Viljem Pohorec, Saška Lipovšek, Viktória Venglovecz, Eleonóra Gál, Attila Èbert, István Menyhárt, Stojan Potrč, Marko Gosak, Jurij Dolenšek, Andraž Stožer

18 Apr 2022 • Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience

Interlayer Connectivity Affects the Coherence Resonance and Population Activity Patterns in Two-Layered Networks of Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurons

David Ristič, Marko Gosak

24 Mar 2022 • Frontiers in Endocrinology

Glucose-Stimulated Calcium Dynamics in Beta Cells From Male C57BL/6J, C57BL/6N, and NMRI Mice: A Comparison of Activation, Activity, and Deactivation Properties in Tissue Slices

Viljem Pohorec, Lidija Križančić Bombek, Maša Skelin Klemen, Jurij Dolenšek, Andraž Stožer

17 Mar 2022 • Metabolites

Skeletal Muscle Uncoupling Proteins in Mice Models of Obesity

Lidija Križančić Bombek, Maša Čater

10 Mar 2022 • Physics of Life Reviews

Networks behind the morphology and structural design of living systems

Marko Gosak, Marko Milojević, Maja Duh, Kristijan Skok, Matjaž Perc

10 Feb 2022 • Advances in Physiology Education

Teachers perception of the use on a low-cost pulse rate sensor for biology education

Jurij Dolenšek, Tina Kos, Andraž Stožer, Andreja Špernjak

14 Jan 2022 •

Glucose-stimulated calcium dynamics in beta cells from C57BL/6J, C57BL/6N, and NMRI mice: A systematic comparison of activation, activity, and deactivation properties in tissue slices

Viljem Pohorec, Lidija Križančić Bombek, Maša Skelin Klemen, Jurij Dolenšek, Andraž Stožer

01 Jan 2022 •

Ca2+ oscillations, waves, and networks in human pancreatic islets - data

Marko Gosak

09 Dec 2021 •

Ca <sup>2+</sup> oscillations, waves, and networks in islets from human donors with and without type 2 diabetes

Marko Gosak, Richard Yan‐Do, Haopeng Lin, Patrick E. MacDonald, Andraž Stožer

29 Nov 2021 • Acta Medico-Biotechnica

A Novel Capacitive Method for Urodynamic Measurements That is Suitable for Home Use

Gregor Nikolić, Igor But, Andraž Stožer, Iztok Kramberger

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