Myelinated nerve fibre myelin resistance dependent on extracellular K+ level (Brazhe et al. 2010)

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Accession:136296
Excitation leads to rise in paranodal [K]e under the myelin. This causes structural changes in myelin structure and resistance. Current model aims to simulate this aspect. This is a space-clamped model of a double-cable nerve fibre.
Reference:
1 . Brazhe AR, Maksimov GV, Mosekilde E, Sosnovtseva O (2010) Excitation block in a nerve fibre model owing to potassium-dependent changes in myelin resistance Journal of Interface Focus 1(1):86-100
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Model Type: Extracellular;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Myelinated neuron;
Channel(s): I Na,p; I Na,t; I K; I K,leak; I_Ks; Na/K pump;
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Simulation Environment: Lua;
Model Concept(s): Intermittent block;
Implementer(s): Brazhe, Alexey [brazhe at gmail.com];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  I Na,p; I Na,t; I K; I K,leak; I_Ks; Na/K pump;
 
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