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. 1978 Mar;21(3):217–237. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(78)85521-0

The effects of calcium++ on bursting neurons. A modeling study.

R E Plant
PMCID: PMC1473693  PMID: 630042

Abstract

Many observed effects of ionized calcium on bursting pacemaker neurons may be accounted for by assuming that calcium has multiple effects on the membrane conductance mechanisms. Two models are proposed that represent extreme cases of a set of possible models for these multiple effects. Both models are a priori designed to account for directly observed phenomena, and both are found to be able to simulate a posteriori certain observed phenomena, including persistent inactivation, increasing spike width, and decreasing after-polarization. Experimental tests are proposed for the decision of validity between the set of models discussed and the null hypothesis, and for the decision of validity between the two models themselves. Extensions of the models are discussed. One of these extensions leads to a simulation of the behavior of the cell when placed in a calcium-free bathing medium.

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