Midbrain dopamine neuron: firing patterns (Canavier 1999)

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Accession:6763
Sodium dynamics drives the generation of slow oscillations postulated to underly NMDA-evoked bursting activity.
Reference:
1 . Canavier CC (1999) Sodium dynamics underlying burst firing and putative mechanisms for the regulation of the firing pattern in midbrain dopamine neurons: a computational approach. J Comput Neurosci 6:49-69 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell; Electrogenic pump;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Substantia nigra pars compacta DA cell;
Channel(s): Na/K pump;
Gap Junctions:
Receptor(s): NMDA;
Gene(s):
Transmitter(s):
Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Activity Patterns; Oscillations; Sodium pump;
Implementer(s): Canavier, CC;
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