Retinal Photoreceptor: I Potassium (Beech, Barnes 1989)

NEURON mod files for a Potassium current from the paper: Beech DJ, Barnes S. Characterization of a voltage-gated K+ channel that accelerates the rod response to dim light. Neuron 3:573-81 (1989).

Model Type: Channel/Receptor

Cell Type(s): Retina photoreceptor cone GLU cell

Currents: I Potassium

Model Concept(s): Ion Channel Kinetics

Simulation Environment: NEURON

Implementer(s): Migliore, Michele [Michele.Migliore at Yale.edu]

References:

Beech DJ, Barnes S. (1989). Characterization of a voltage-gated K+ channel that accelerates the rod response to dim light. Neuron. 3 [PubMed]