: $Id: IAHP_destexhe.mod,v 1.5 1994/04/14 02:47:41 billl Exp $ TITLE Slow Ca-dependent potassium current : : Ca++ dependent K+ current IC responsible for slow AHP : Differential equations : : Model of Destexhe, 1992. Based on a first order kinetic scheme : + n cai <-> (alpha,beta) : Following this model, the activation fct will be half-activated at : a concentration of Cai = (beta/alpha)^(1/n) = cac (parameter) : The mod file is here written for the case n=2 (2 binding sites) : --------------------------------------------- : : This current models the "slow" IK[Ca] (IAHP): : - potassium current : - activated by intracellular calcium : - NOT voltage dependent : : A minimal value for the time constant has been added : : Written by Alain Destexhe, Salk Institute, Nov 3, 1992 : INDEPENDENT {t FROM 0 TO 1 WITH 1 (ms)} NEURON { SUFFIX iahp USEION k READ ek WRITE ik USEION ca READ cai RANGE gkbar, m_inf, tau_m GLOBAL beta, cac } UNITS { (mA) = (milliamp) (mV) = (millivolt) (molar) = (1/liter) (mM) = (millimolar) } PARAMETER { v (mV) celsius = 36 (degC) ek (mV) cai = 5e-5 (mM) : initial [Ca]i = 50 nM gkbar = .001 (mho/cm2) beta = 2.5 (1/ms) : backward rate constant cac = 1e-4 (mM) : middle point of activation fct taumin = 1 (ms) : minimal value of the time cst } STATE { m } ASSIGNED { ik (mA/cm2) m_inf tau_m (ms) tadj } BREAKPOINT { SOLVE states METHOD cnexp ik = gkbar * m*m * (v - ek) } DERIVATIVE states { evaluate_fct(v,cai) m' = (m_inf - m) / tau_m } UNITSOFF INITIAL { evaluate_fct(v,cai) m = m_inf : : activation kinetics are assumed to be at 22 deg. C : Q10 is assumed to be 3 : tadj = 3 ^ ((celsius-22.0)/10) } PROCEDURE evaluate_fct(v(mV),cai(mM)) { LOCAL car car = (cai/cac)^2 m_inf = car / ( 1 + car ) tau_m = 1 / beta / (1 + car) / tadj if(tau_m < taumin) { tau_m = taumin } : min value of time cst } UNITSON