Squid axon (Hodgkin, Huxley 1952) (SNNAP)

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Accession:42044
The classic HH model of squid axon membrane implemented in SNNAP. Hodgkin, A.L., Huxley, A.F. (1952)
Reference:
1 . HODGKIN AL, HUXLEY AF (1952) A quantitative description of membrane current and its application to conduction and excitation in nerve. J Physiol 117:500-44 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Axon;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Squid axon; Hodgkin-Huxley neuron;
Channel(s): I Na,t; I K;
Gap Junctions:
Receptor(s):
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Transmitter(s):
Simulation Environment: SNNAP;
Model Concept(s): Action Potentials; Invertebrate;
Implementer(s): Av-Ron, Evyatar [eav-ron at uth.tmc.edu];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  I Na,t; I K; 
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   THRESHOLD:	0.0       	> Threshold for transmitter release	>
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   SPIKDUR:	0.003     	> Spike duration. If equal 0 then	>
				>	actual time when presynaptic	>
				>	neuronis above threshold will	>
				>	be measured			>
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   VMINIT:	-60.0     	> Initial value of membrane potential.	>
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   CM:		1.0       	> Membrane capacitance.			>
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   MEM_AREA:        		>     Membrane Area options		>
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	0			>     do not use membrane area		>
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>	1			>     specify membrane area directly	>
>	5.0             >S<     >     um2				>
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>	2			>     sphere				>
>	20.0            >D<     >     um, diameter			>
>	1.0             >C<     >     invagination factor		>
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>	3			>     cylinder				>
>	3.0             >D<     >     diameter				>
>	30.0            >L<     >     um, length			>
>	0		>n<     >     number of ends closed		>
>	1.0             >C<     >     invagination factor		>
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>	        membrane area is not used				>
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   CONDUCTANCES:		>	List of Conductances	>
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	leak			>	Name of conductance	>
	hhLeak.vdg		>	File Name		>
	green			>	Color			>
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	Na			>	Name of conductance	>
	hhNa.vdg		>	File Name		>
	green			>	Color			>
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	K			>	Name of conductance	>
	hhK.vdg			>	File Name		>
	green			>	Color			>
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	END			>				>
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