Title :
A model of the rat phrenic motor neuron
Author :
Amini, B. ; Clark, J.W., Jr. ; Zwischenberger, J.B. ; Bidani, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Neurobiol. & Anatomy, Texas Univ., Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
A model for the rat phrenic motor neuron (PMN) has been developed that shows many of the characteristics of PMNs. These include the fast and medium after-hyperpolarizations, the after-depolarization, and spike frequency adaptation. Preliminary results are presented.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biomembrane transport; neurophysiology; physiological models; pneumodynamics; after-depolarization; after-hyperpolarizations; rat phrenic motor neuron; respiration; single-compartment Hodgkin-Huxley-type parallel conductance membrane model; spike frequency adaptation; Anatomy; Biomedical engineering; Biomembranes; Calcium; Capacitance; Clamps; Delay; Neurons; Rectifiers; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7612-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1106508
