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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NEURON {
  SUFFIX kdrG
  USEION k READ ek WRITE ik
  RANGE gbar, g, i
}

UNITS {
  (S) = (siemens)
  (mV) = (millivolt)
  (mA) = (milliamp)	
}

PARAMETER {
  gbar = 0.006 (S/cm2)
	eK=  -95 (mV)
}

ASSIGNED {
  v	(mV)
  ek	(mV)
  ik 	(mA/cm2)
  i 	(mA/cm2)
  g	(S/cm2)
  
}

STATE {n}

BREAKPOINT {
  SOLVE states METHOD cnexp
  g = gbar*n*n*n*n
  i = g*(v-eK)
  ik = i
}
  
INITIAL {
  n = ninf(v)
}

DERIVATIVE states {
 n'= (ninf(v)-n)/ntau(v)
}

FUNCTION ninf (Vm (mV)) () {

  UNITSOFF
    ninf = 1/(1+exp(-(Vm+35)/10))
  UNITSON

}

FUNCTION ntau (Vm (mV)) (ms) {

  UNITSOFF
    ntau = 0.1 + (0.5 / (1+exp((Vm+27)/15)))
  UNITSON

}


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