Research Article

Simulations of Myenteric Neuron Dynamics in Response to Mechanical Stretch

Table 1

Estimated maximum conductance of each ionic channel for three Dogiel type II neurons.

ParameterssAHP neuron (S/cm2)mAHP neuron (S/cm2)Neuron under stretch (S/cm2)

1.71391.99779.4565
9.44758.94423.668
0.0813630.082140.13589
0.013330.006780.20347
0.0158670.0131650.20074
0.0045710.004160.048289
0.0040250.003630.0076874
0.467960.50970.054132
  0.085052

Note. sAHP and mAHP neurons: slow after-hyperpolarization and medium after-hyperpolarization neurons in the myenteric plexus of pig small intestine [21]. Neuron under stretch: myenteric neurons of the guinea pig ileum under longitudinal stretch [2].