A NON-UNIFORM EQUIVALENT CABLE MODEL OF MEMBRANE VOLTAGE CHANGES IN A PASSIVE DENDRITIC TREE
A NON-UNIFORM EQUIVALENT CABLE MODEL OF MEMBRANE VOLTAGE CHANGES IN A PASSIVE DENDRITIC TREE
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DOI:
10.1016/s0022-5193(89)80015-3
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发表时间:
1989-11-21
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2
通讯作者:
SCHIERWAGEN, AK
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作者:
SCHIERWAGEN, AK
A non-uniform equivalent cable model of membrane voltage changes in a passive dendritic tree extending Rall''s equivalent cylinder model is presented. It is obtained from a combination of cable theory with the continuum approach. Replacing the fine structure of the branching dendrites by an equivalent, conductive medium characterized by averaged electrical parameters, the one-dimensional cable equations with spatially varying parameters are derived. While these equations can be solved in general only numerically, we were able to formulate a general branching condition (comprising Rall''s 3/2 power relationship as a special case) under which analytical solutions can be deduced from those of the equivalent cylinder model. This model allows dendritic trees with a greater variety of branching patterns than before to be analytically treated.