CA1 pyramidal neuron to study INaP properties and repetitive firing (Uebachs et al. 2010)

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Accession:125152
A model of a CA1 pyramidal neuron containing a biophysically realistic morphology and 15 distributed voltage and Ca2+-dependent conductances. Repetitive firing is modulated by maximal conductance and the voltage dependence of the persistent Na+ current (INaP).
Reference:
1 . Uebachs M, Opitz T, Royeck M, Dickhof G, Horstmann MT, Isom LL, Beck H (2010) Efficacy loss of the anticonvulsant carbamazepine in mice lacking sodium channel beta subunits via paradoxical effects on persistent sodium currents. J Neurosci 30:8489-501 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell;
Brain Region(s)/Organism: Hippocampus;
Cell Type(s): Hippocampus CA1 pyramidal GLU cell;
Channel(s): I Na,p; I Na,t; I p,q; I A; I K,leak; I M; I K,Ca; I CAN; I Calcium; ATP-senstive potassium current;
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Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Detailed Neuronal Models; Epilepsy;
Implementer(s): Horstmann, Marie-Therese [mhorstma at uni-bonn.de];
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TITLE nap

NEURON {
	SUFFIX nap
	USEION na READ ena WRITE ina
	RANGE  gbar, thegna, sh
	GLOBAL minf, mtau 
	:, hinf, mtau, htau
}

PARAMETER {
	gbar = .0052085   	(mho/cm2)
	sh = 0  (mV)
	eNa = 55 	(mV)		
	ena		(mV)            
	celsius (degC)
	v 		(mV)
}


UNITS {
	(mA) = (milliamp)
	(mV) = (millivolt)
	(pS) = (picosiemens)
	(um) = (micron)
} 

ASSIGNED {
	ina 		(mA/cm2)
	thegna		(mho/cm2)
	minf 	
	mtau (ms)
}
 

STATE { m }

UNITSOFF

BREAKPOINT {
    SOLVE states METHOD cnexp
	        		
	thegna =gbar*m       
	ina = thegna * (v - eNa)
	} 

INITIAL {
	mtau = 1
	minf = (1/(1+exp(-(v+52.3-sh)/6.8)))      	
	m=minf  
	
}

DERIVATIVE states {   
    
	mtau = 1
	minf = (1/(1+exp(-(v+52.3-sh)/6.8))) 	         	
	m' = (minf-m)/mtau
}



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