A multi-compartment model for interneurons in the dLGN (Halnes et al. 2011)

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This model for dLGN interneurons is presented in two parameterizations (P1 & P2), which were fitted to current-clamp data from two different interneurons (IN1 & IN2). The model qualitatively reproduces the responses in IN1 & IN2 under 8 different experimental condition, and quantitatively reproduces the I/O-relations (#spikes elicited as a function of injected current).
Reference:
1 . Halnes G, Augustinaite S, Heggelund P, Einevoll GT, Migliore M (2011) A multi-compartment model for interneurons in the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus. PLoS Comput Biol 7:e1002160 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Thalamus lateral geniculate nucleus interneuron;
Channel(s): I L high threshold; I T low threshold; I CAN; I Sodium; I Mixed; I Potassium; I_AHP;
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Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Activity Patterns; Active Dendrites; Detailed Neuronal Models; Rebound firing;
Implementer(s): Halnes, Geir [geir.halnes at nmbu.no];
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TITLE High threshold calcium current
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:   Ca++ current, L type channels, responsible for calcium spikes
:   Differential equations
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:   Model of Huguenard & McCormick, J Neurophysiol, 1992
:   Formalism of Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz
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:   Kinetic functions were fitted from data of hippocampal pyr cells
:   (Kay & Wong, J. Physiol. 392: 603, 1987)
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:   Written by Alain Destexhe, Salk Institute, Sept 18, 1992
:   Modified by Zhu et al, 1999: Neuroscience 91, 1445-1460 (1999).
:   Modified by Geir Halnes, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, June 2011


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

NEURON {
	SUFFIX ical
	USEION Ca READ Cai, Cao WRITE iCa VALENCE 2
      RANGE pcabar, g
	GLOBAL 	m_inf, taum, sh1, sh2
}


UNITS {
	(mA) = (milliamp)
	(mV) = (millivolt)
	(molar) = (1/liter)
	(mM) = (millimolar)
	FARADAY = (faraday) (coulomb)
	R = (k-mole) (joule/degC)
}


PARAMETER {
	v		(mV)
	celsius	= 36	(degC)
	eCa     = 120		(mV)
	Cai 	= .00005	(mM)	: initial [Ca]i = 50 nM
	Cao 	= 2		(mM)	: [Ca]o = 2 mM
	pcabar	= 9e-4	(mho/cm2)
	sh1 	= -17		 : Modified (-10 in Zhu et al. 99a)
	sh2	= -7		 : Modified (0 in Zhu et al. 99a)
}


STATE {
	m
}

INITIAL {
	tadj = 3 ^ ((celsius-21.0)/10)
	evaluate_fct(v)
	m = m_inf
}


ASSIGNED {
	iCa	(mA/cm2)
	g       (mho/cm2)
	m_inf
	taum	(ms)
      tadj
}

BREAKPOINT { 
	SOLVE states METHOD cnexp
	g = pcabar * m * m
	iCa = g * ghk(v, Cai, Cao)
}

DERIVATIVE states { 
	evaluate_fct(v)
	m' = (m_inf - m) / taum
}


UNITSOFF
PROCEDURE evaluate_fct(v(mV)) {  LOCAL a,b
:  activation kinetics of Kay-Wong were at 20-22 deg. C
:  transformation to 36 deg assuming Q10=3

	a = 1.6 / (1 + exp(-0.072*(v+sh1+5)) )
	b = 0.02 * (v+sh2-1.31) / ( exp((v+sh2-1.31)/5.36) - 1)
	taum = 1.0 / (a + b) / tadj
	m_inf = a / (a + b)
}

FUNCTION ghk(v(mV), ci(mM), co(mM)) (.001 coul/cm3) {
	LOCAL z, eci, eco
	z = (1e-3)*2*FARADAY*v/(R*(celsius+273.15))
	eco = co*efun(z)
	eci = ci*efun(-z)
	:high co charge moves inward
	:negative potential charge moves inward
	ghk = (.001)*2*FARADAY*(eci - eco)
}

FUNCTION efun(z) {
	if (fabs(z) < 1e-4) {
		efun = 1 - z/2
	}else{
		efun = z/(exp(z) - 1)
	}
}
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