BK - CaV coupling (Montefusco et al. 2017)

An implementation of coupling between BK_Ca channels and CaV channels suitable for use in whole cell models.

Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell

Region(s) or Organism(s): Mouse; Human

Cell Type(s): Pituitary cell

Currents: I Calcium; IK Bkca

Model Concept(s): Ion Channel Kinetics; Calcium dynamics; Markov-type model

Simulation Environment: MATLAB

Implementer(s): Montefusco, Francesco [montefusco at dei.unipd.it]

References:

Montefusco F, Tagliavini A, Ferrante M, Pedersen MG. (2017). Concise Whole-Cell Modeling of BKCa-CaV Activity Controlled by Local Coupling and Stoichiometry. Biophysical journal. 112 [PubMed]