Table 1.

Examples of Markovian steady-state models used for GABA_A receptor study

Model	States	Conditions of application
MWC	Close, open (both bound to 0, 1 or 2 GABA)	Macroscopic scale
Flip model	Resting, resting bound to GABA, pre-sensitized bound, open bound	Macroscopic scale
Resting-activated-desensitized	Resting, open, desensitized (all bound to 0, 1 or 2 GABA)	Desensitizing receptors
Chang and Weiss model	Close (bound to 0–3 GABA), open	ρ-Containing receptors