Analysis of the optimal channel density of the squid giant axon using a reparameterized Hodgkin-Huxley model

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2541-2550

  Sangrey, Thomas D ^a   Friesen, W Otto ^b   Levy, William B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM ION;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GIANT AXON; HODGKIN HUXLEY EQUATION; HYPOTHESIS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CURRENT; SQUID;

ANIMALS; AXONS; DECAPODIFORMES; ION CHANNEL GATING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 2442475080     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00646.2003     Document Type: Article

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