Salamander retinal ganglion cell: ion channels (Fohlmeister, Miller 1997)

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A realistic five (5) channel spiking model reproduces the bursting behavior of tiger salamander ganglion cells in the retina. Please see the readme for more information.
Reference:
1 . Fohlmeister JF, Miller RF (1997) Impulse encoding mechanisms of ganglion cells in the tiger salamander retina. J Neurophysiol 78:1935-47 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Retina ganglion GLU cell;
Channel(s): I Na,t; I A; I K; I K,Ca; I Calcium;
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Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Activity Patterns; Ion Channel Kinetics; Influence of Dendritic Geometry; Detailed Neuronal Models; Calcium dynamics;
Implementer(s): Hines, Michael [Michael.Hines at Yale.edu];
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