An electrodiffusion model of conduction in nerve fibers

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dc.contributor.advisorClark, John W., Jr.
dc.creatorMcMahon, Michael George
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:19:25Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:19:25Z
dc.date.issued1995
dc.description.abstractA new membrane model for mammalian nerve fibers has been developed. The membrane model utilizes new characterizations for delayed-rectifier currents, and adds an inwardly-rectifying potassium channel as well as a sodium-potassium pump current. Fits are shown to action potential and I-V data at two different temperatures. The Nernst-Planck electrodiffusion equation was then utilized to derive a linked compartmental model of the unmyelinated mammalian nerve fiber with lumped parameter values. The results from this unmyelinated fiber model were presented and compared to data in the literature. A myelinated nerve axon model is also developed and issues of numerical implementation are discussed.
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS E.E. 1996 MCMAHON
dc.identifier.citationMcMahon, Michael George. "An electrodiffusion model of conduction in nerve fibers." (1995) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13976">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13976</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13976
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectElectronics
dc.subjectElectrical engineering
dc.subjectBiomedical engineering
dc.subjectNeurosciences
dc.subjectBiology
dc.subjectEngineering
dc.titleAn electrodiffusion model of conduction in nerve fibers
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentElectrical Engineering
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
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