Model number
0391

A model of baroreceptor transduction of blood pressure

Description

A model of baroreceptor transduction of blood pressure consisting of
   i.)   A linear viscoelastic description of arterial wall strain taken from [1]
   ii.)  A linear viscoelastic coupling of arterial wall strain to nerve ending 
         strain from [1]
   iii.) A Hodgkin-Huxley type neuron model consisting of voltage gated sodium and 
         potassium channels with kinetics parameterized by [2], a mechanosensitive 
         ion channel and a sodium leakage current.
   iv.)  The action potential peaks are detected and an instantaneous firing rate is 
         calculated.

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Equations

None.

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References
   1. A. Mahdi, J. Sturdy, J. Ottesen, M. Olufsen. _Modeling the afferent dynamics of the baroreflex control system._
       PLoS Computational Biology 9(12).
   2. Schild JH, Clark JW, Hay M, Mendelowitz D, Andresen MC, et al.  
       _A- and c-type rat nodose sensory neurons: model interpretations of dynamic discharge characteristics._
     J Neurophysiol 
Key terms
baroreceptor
transduction
blood pressure
strain
neuron
voltage
gated
channel
action potential
firing rate
Acknowledgements

Please cite https://www.imagwiki.nibib.nih.gov/physiome in any publication for which this software is used and send one reprint to the address given below:
The National Simulation Resource, Director J. B. Bassingthwaighte, Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle WA 98195-5061.

Model development and archiving support at https://www.imagwiki.nibib.nih.gov/physiome provided by the following grants: NIH U01HL122199 Analyzing the Cardiac Power Grid, 09/15/2015 - 05/31/2020, NIH/NIBIB BE08407 Software Integration, JSim and SBW 6/1/09-5/31/13; NIH/NHLBI T15 HL88516-01 Modeling for Heart, Lung and Blood: From Cell to Organ, 4/1/07-3/31/11; NSF BES-0506477 Adaptive Multi-Scale Model Simulation, 8/15/05-7/31/08; NIH/NHLBI R01 HL073598 Core 3: 3D Imaging and Computer Modeling of the Respiratory Tract, 9/1/04-8/31/09; as well as prior support from NIH/NCRR P41 RR01243 Simulation Resource in Circulatory Mass Transport and Exchange, 12/1/1980-11/30/01 and NIH/NIBIB R01 EB001973 JSim: A Simulation Analysis Platform, 3/1/02-2/28/07.