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Adapted from Sundt et. al's model, 2015.
Publication DOI: 10.1152/jn.00226.2015.
ModelDB link: https://senselab.med.yale.edu/ModelDB/showmodel.cshtml?model=187473#tabs-1.
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begintemplate simpleFibreBuilder
public node
create node[1]
proc setVariables() {
nSegments = 10 // the number of compartment
fibreL = 1000 // total length of the c fibre
dx = fibreL / nSegments
fibreD = 10 // value chosen from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3410526/
NAV = .04 // Na channel density
KV = .04 // K channel density
}
proc build() {
create node[nSegments]
for i = 0,nSegments-1 {
node[i] {
pt3dclear()
nseg = 1
L = dx
diam = fibreD
pt3dadd($1+i*dx, $2, $3, diam)
pt3dadd($1+(i+1)*dx, $2, $3, diam) // peripherial axon
if (i==0 || i==(nSegments-1)) {
insert pas
g_pas = 0.0001
e_pas=-60
cm=1
//no myelination
insert extracellular
xg = 1e10 // short circuit, no myelin
xc = 0 // short circuit, no myelin
Ra = 1e10 // this forces current passive membrane and not into cable
} else {
insert nahh
gnabar_nahh = NAV
mshift_nahh = -6 // NaV1.7/1.8 channelshift
hshift_nahh = 6 // NaV1.7/1.8 channelshift
insert borgkdr // insert delayed rectifier K channels
gkdrbar_borgkdr = KV // density of K channels
ek = -90 // K equilibrium potential
insert pas // insert leak channels
g_pas = 1/10000 // set Rm = 10000 ohms-cm2
Ra = 100 // intracellular resistance
v=-60
e_pas = v + (ina + ik)/g_pas // calculate leak equilibrium potential
insert extracellular
xg = 1e10 // short circuit
xc = 0 // short circuit
}
}
}
for i=0, nSegments-2 {
connect node[i](1), node[i+1](0)
}
}
proc init() {
setVariables()
build($1,$2,$3)
}
endtemplate simpleFibreBuilder