A Generalized Ionic Model of the Neuronal Membrane Electrical Activity

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 125-133

  Bemardi, Paolo ^a   D’Inzeo, Guglielmo ^a   Pisa, Stefano ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CURRENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TIME;

CALCIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ION CHANNELS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; POTASSIUM; REFERENCE VALUES; SODIUM; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; SYNAPSES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0028318641     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.284923     Document Type: Article

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