Olfactory Mitral Cell (Bhalla, Bower 1993)

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This is a conversion to NEURON of the mitral cell model described in Bhalla and Bower (1993). The original model was written in GENESIS and is available by joining BABEL, the GENESIS users' group here http://www.genesis-sim.org/GENESIS/babel.html
Reference:
1 . Bhalla US, Bower JM (1993) Exploring parameter space in detailed single neuron models: simulations of the mitral and granule cells of the olfactory bulb. J Neurophysiol 69:1948-65 [PubMed]
Model Information (Click on a link to find other models with that property)
Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Olfactory bulb main mitral GLU cell;
Channel(s): I Na,t; I L high threshold; I A; I K; I K,leak; I K,Ca; I Sodium; I Calcium; I Potassium;
Gap Junctions:
Receptor(s):
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Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Activity Patterns; Parameter Fitting; Influence of Dendritic Geometry; Detailed Neuronal Models; Olfaction;
Implementer(s): Davison, Andrew [Andrew.Davison at iaf.cnrs-gif.fr];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  Olfactory bulb main mitral GLU cell; I Na,t; I L high threshold; I A; I K; I K,leak; I K,Ca; I Sodium; I Calcium; I Potassium;
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cadecay.mod *
kA.mod *
kca3.mod *
kfasttab.mod
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lcafixed.mod *
nafast.mod *
fig5a.dat
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kfast_k.tau *
kfast_n.inf *
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mit_init.hoc
mit_memb.hoc
mit_morph.hoc
mit_param.hoc
mitral.connect
mitral.ses
mitral.xyzd
mosinit.hoc
                            
// mit_memb.hoc
// Membrane properties for mitral cell model
// Andrew Davison
// 24-11-98, 25-01-98

//********************************************************************************
// Reading function tables for tabchannels
//********************************************************************************

// kfasttab
objref tabkinfvec, tabninfvec, tabktauvec, tabntauvec, vvec
clipboard_retrieve("kfast_k.inf")
tabkinfvec = hoc_obj_[0]
vvec = hoc_obj_[1]
clipboard_retrieve("kfast_n.inf")
tabninfvec = hoc_obj_[0]
clipboard_retrieve("kfast_k.tau")
tabktauvec = hoc_obj_[0]
clipboard_retrieve("kfast_n.tau")
tabntauvec = hoc_obj_[0]
table_tabkinf_kfasttab(&tabkinfvec.x[0], vvec.size, &vvec.x[0])
table_tabninf_kfasttab(&tabninfvec.x[0], vvec.size, &vvec.x[0])
table_tabktau_kfasttab(&tabktauvec.x[0], vvec.size, &vvec.x[0])
table_tabntau_kfasttab(&tabntauvec.x[0], vvec.size, &vvec.x[0])

//kslowtab
objref tabkinfvecs, tabninfvecs, tabktauvecs, tabntauvecs
clipboard_retrieve("kslow_k.inf")
tabkinfvecs = hoc_obj_[0]
clipboard_retrieve("kslow_n.inf")
tabninfvecs = hoc_obj_[0]
clipboard_retrieve("kslow_k.tau")
tabktauvecs = hoc_obj_[0]
clipboard_retrieve("kslow_n.tau")
tabntauvecs = hoc_obj_[0]
table_tabkinf_kslowtab(&tabkinfvecs.x[0], vvec.size, &vvec.x[0])
table_tabninf_kslowtab(&tabninfvecs.x[0], vvec.size, &vvec.x[0])
table_tabktau_kslowtab(&tabktauvecs.x[0], vvec.size, &vvec.x[0])
table_tabntau_kslowtab(&tabntauvecs.x[0], vvec.size, &vvec.x[0])


//********************************************************************************
// Inserting channels and setting membrane properties
//********************************************************************************

print "<< Setting membrane properties and inserting channels >>"

// Global membrane properties

forall {
	insert pas
	e_pas = Erest	// reversal potential mV
	g_pas = 1/Rmemb // membrane conductance siemen-cm^-2 ( = 100000 ohm-cm^2 )	
	Ra = Raxial	// axial resistivity ohm-cm
}

// soma

soma {
	insert nafast
	insert kfasttab
	insert kA
	insert kslowtab
	insert lcafixed
	insert kca3
	insert cad
	depth_cad = diam/4
	gnabar_nafast = 0.1532
	gkbar_kfasttab = 0.1956
	gkbar_kA = 0.00587
	gkbar_kslowtab = 0.0028
	gcabar_lcafixed = 0.0040
	gkbar_kca3 = 0.0142
}


// insert electrode leak at soma
proc electrode_leak() {
  ElectrodeLeak = 120	// megaohms
  print "<< Electrode leak 120 megohms at soma >>"
  soma g_pas = 100/(ElectrodeLeak*area(0.5))
}

// axon

for i = 0,4 {
   axon[i] {
	insert nafast
	insert kfasttab
	insert kslowtab
	insert cad
	depth_cad = diam/4
	insert kca3
	insert lcafixed
	insert kA
	gnabar_nafast = 0.4681
	gkbar_kfasttab = 0.1156
	gkbar_kslowtab = 0.00155
	gkbar_kA = 0.00515
	gkbar_kca3 = 0.00887
	gcabar_lcafixed = 0.0020
   }
}

axon[0] gkbar_kfasttab = 0.1541
axon[1] gkbar_kfasttab = 0.1541

for i = 5,12 {
   axon[i] {
	insert nafast
	insert kfasttab
   }
}

axon[5] {
   gnabar_nafast = 0.3511
   gkbar_kfasttab = 0.0771
}
axon[6] {
   gnabar_nafast = 0.3511
   gkbar_kfasttab = 0.0771
}
axon[7] {
   gnabar_nafast = 0.2340
   gkbar_kfasttab = 0.0771
}
axon[8] {
   gnabar_nafast = 0.1170
   gkbar_kfasttab = 0.0771
}
axon[9] {
   gnabar_nafast = 0.0586
   gkbar_kfasttab = 0.0385
}
axon[10] {
   gnabar_nafast = 0.0234
   gkbar_kfasttab = 0.0077
}
axon[11] {
   gnabar_nafast = 0.0117
   gkbar_kfasttab = 0.0077
}
axon[12] {
   gnabar_nafast = 0.0117
   gkbar_kfasttab = 0.0077
}

// primary dendrite

forsec "prim_dend*" {
	insert nafast
	insert kfasttab
	insert kslowtab
	insert lcafixed
	insert cad
	depth_cad = diam/4
	gnabar_nafast = 0.00134
	gkbar_kfasttab = 0.00123
	gkbar_kslowtab = 0.00174
	gcabar_lcafixed = 0.0022
}

// for all secondary dendrites

forsec "sec_dend*" {
	insert nafast
	insert kfasttab
	gnabar_nafast = 0.0122		// set values in all dendritic sections
	gkbar_kfasttab = 0.0128		// later proximal sections will be changed
}

// for proximal secondary dendrites only

objref prox_sec_dend_list
prox_sec_dend_list = new SectionList()

forsec "sec_dendp.*" {
   prox_sec_dend_list.append()
}
forsec "sec_dendd.[0].*" {
   prox_sec_dend_list.append()
}
forsec "sec_dendd1[7]*" {
   prox_sec_dend_list.append()
}
forsec "sec_dendd2[7]*" {
   prox_sec_dend_list.append()
}
forsec "sec_dendd3[9]*" {
   prox_sec_dend_list.append()
}
forsec "sec_dendd4[5]*" {
   prox_sec_dend_list.append()
}

//print "Prox sec dends"
//prox_sec_dend_list.printnames()

forsec prox_sec_dend_list { 
	insert lcafixed
	insert kslowtab
	insert cad
	depth_cad = diam/4
	gnabar_nafast = 0.0330
	gkbar_kfasttab = 0.0226
	gcabar_lcafixed = 0.0004
	gkbar_kslowtab = 0.00085
}

// glomerulus

forsec "glom*" {
	insert lcafixed
	insert kslowtab
	insert cad
	depth_cad = diam/4
	gkbar_kslowtab = 0.0028
	gcabar_lcafixed = 0.0095
}

// set reversal potentials, etc.

forall if (ismembrane("ca_ion")) {
        eca = ErevCa	// 
	cai = CaConcInt	// mM 
	cao = CaConcExt	// mM
	ion_style("ca_ion",3,2,0,0,1)
}

forall if (ismembrane("na_ion")) {
	ena = ErevNa	// mV
}

forall if (ismembrane("k_ion")) {
	ek  = ErevK	//  mV
}

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