CA3 pyramidal cell: rhythmogenesis in a reduced Traub model (Pinsky, Rinzel 1994)

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Fig. 2A and 3 are reproduced in this simulation of Pinsky PF, Rinzel J (1994).
Reference:
1 . Pinsky PF, Rinzel J (1994) Intrinsic and network rhythmogenesis in a reduced Traub model for CA3 neurons. J Comput Neurosci 1:39-60 [PubMed]
2 . Pinsky PF, Rinzel J (1995) Erratum for Intrinsic and network rhythmogenesis in a reduced Traub model for CA3 neurons. J Comput Neurosci 2:275-275
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Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Hippocampus CA3 pyramidal GLU cell;
Channel(s): I Na,t; I L high threshold; I K,Ca;
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Simulation Environment: NEURON; XPPAUT;
Model Concept(s): Active Dendrites;
Implementer(s): Lytton, William [bill.lytton at downstate.edu];
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: $Id: kcRT03.mod,v 1.5 2003/09/30 21:11:43 billl Exp $
TITLE Potasium C type current for RD Traub, J Neurophysiol 89:909-921, 2003

COMMENT

	Implemented by Maciej Lazarewicz 2003 (mlazarew@seas.upenn.edu)

ENDCOMMENT

INDEPENDENT { t FROM 0 TO 1 WITH 1 (ms) }

UNITS { 
	(mV) = (millivolt) 
	(mA) = (milliamp) 
}
 
NEURON { 
	SUFFIX kcRT03
	USEION k READ ek WRITE ik
	USEION ca READ cai
	RANGE  gmax, ik, g, i
        GLOBAL alpha,beta
}

PARAMETER { 
  gmax = 0.0 	(mho/cm2)
  v ek 		(mV)  
  cai		(1)
} 

ASSIGNED { 
  g i
  ik 		(mA/cm2) 
  alpha beta	(/ms)
}
 
STATE {
  m
}

BREAKPOINT { 
  SOLVE states METHOD cnexp
  if( 0.004 * cai < 1 ) {
    g = gmax * m * 0.004 * cai
  } else {
    g = gmax * m
  }
  i = g * (v-ek) 
  ik=i
}
 
INITIAL { 
	settables(v) 
	m = alpha / ( alpha + beta )
	m = 0
}
 
DERIVATIVE states { 
	settables(v) 
	m' = alpha * ( 1 - m ) - beta * m 
}

UNITSOFF 

PROCEDURE settables(v) { 

	if( v < -10.0 ) {
		alpha = 2 / 37.95 * ( exp( ( v + 50 ) / 11 - ( v + 53.5 ) / 27 ) )

		: Note that there is typo in the paper - missing minus sign in the front of 'v'
		beta  = 2 * exp( ( - v - 53.5 ) / 27 ) - alpha
	}else{
		alpha = 2 * exp( ( - v - 53.5 ) / 27 )
		beta  = 0
	}
}

UNITSON