A mathematical model of adult GnRH neurons in mouse brain and its bifurcation analysis

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 276, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-34

  Duan, Wen ^a   Lee, Kiho ^b   Herbison, Allan E ^b   Sneyd, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

After hyperpolarisation current; Bursting; Calcium dynamics; Timescale separation

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 2 AMINOETHOXYDIPHENYLBORANE; 3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; [[3,4 DIHYDRO 7 MORPHOLINO 2,3 DIOXO 6 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL) 1(2H) QUINOXALINYL]METHYL]PHOSPHONIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (CALCIUM); APAMIN; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID; GONADOTROPIN; INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE RECEPTOR; SODIUM CHANNEL;

BIFURCATION; BRAIN; CALCIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HORMONE; NEUROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RODENT;

AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SEPARATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; GONADORELIN RELEASE; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGING; ANIMALS; APAMIN; BENZYLAMINES; BORON COMPOUNDS; BRAIN; CALCIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INDOLES; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS; PYRIDINES; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 79951947443     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.01.035     Document Type: Article

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