DocumentCode
3401821
Title
The effect of transverse tubular sodium channels on action potentials and membrane currents in skeletal muscle
Author
Henneberg, Kaj-Åge
Author_Institution
Inst. de Genie Biomed., Montreal Univ., Que., Canada
Volume
2
fYear
1995
fDate
20-23 Sep 1995
Firstpage
1495
Abstract
Computer simulations are used to study the effect of transverse tubular sodium channels on sarcolemmal and tubular action potential propagation in skeletal muscle. The results show that only a very small fraction of the tubular sodium channels are likely to open during an action potential
Keywords
bioelectric phenomena; biology computing; biomembrane transport; digital simulation; muscle; physiological models; sodium; Na; channel opening; computer simulations; membrane currents; sarcolemmal action potential propagation; skeletal muscle; transverse tubular sodium channels effect; tubular action potential propagation; Biomembranes; Clamps; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Kinetic theory; Leakage current; Muscles; Optical fiber cables; Surface resistance; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2475-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.579794
Filename
579794
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