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. 2009 Sep 14;587(Pt 21):5045–5072. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.176305

Table 7.

Rise and decay time constants of experimental macroscopic TMA or choline concentration jump current responses and of simulated macroscopic currents

τon (ms) τ1off (ms) τ2off (ms) A2/A1 (%) n
Choline, 10 mm
Experiment; 5 ms (0.8 ± 0.1 (n= 13)) 0.76 ± 0.07 4
Experiment; 50 ms (one component) 1.1 ± 0.2 7
Experiment; 50 ms (two components) 1.0 ± 0.1 30 ± 20 5.2 ± 0.6 2
Simulation Scheme 4; 5 ms 1.3 ± 0.2 1.0 ± 0.2 60 ± 8 0.9 ± 0.5 3
Simulation Scheme 4; 50 ms 1.3 ± 0.2 1.0 ± 0.2 60 ± 8 10 ± 5 3
Simulation Scheme 5; 5 ms 0.9 ± 0.3 0.9 ± 0.2 3
TMA, 10 mm
Experiment; 5 ms 0.30 ± 0.04 0.98 ± 0.07 10
Simulation Scheme 4; 5 ms 0.31 ± 0.04 0.56 ± 0.04 1.8 ± 0.2 40 ± 30 3
Simulation Scheme 5; 5 ms 0.54 ± 0.02 1.8 ± 0.3 3

Currents were simulated using the rate constants obtained from fits to Scheme 4 or Scheme 5 as responses to 5 or 50 ms 10 mm agonist square pulse. τon, on-relaxation time constant (from fits of one exponential for experiments and predictions for simulated traces). τoff, off-relaxation time constant (from fits of one or two exponentials for experiments and predictions for simulated traces). A2/A1 is ratio of current amplitudes of off-relaxation components. n, patch or set number. Time constants are given as mean ±s.d.m.