Table 1 Ion channel densities in a model CA1 pyramidal cell. Channel models were adapted from Ref. 49

From: Dendritic excitations govern back-propagation via a spike-rate accelerometer

Dendritic properties

Channel Name

Proximal (mS/cm2)

Distal (mS/cm2)

d1/2 (μm)

z (μm)

NaV (NaV)

50

47

300

100

A-type KV (KA)

–200*

300

0

150

Delayed rectifier KV (KDR)

40

40

N/A

N/A

NaV slow inactivation (smax)

0%

60%

300

100

Axonal properties

 Channel properties

Parameters

Location

  NaV (NaV)

30 S/cm2

Nodes of Ranvier

  NaV (NaV)

15 S/cm2

Axon initial segment

  NaV (NaV)

50 mS/cm2

Axon (other segments)

  A-type KV (KA)

9.6 mS/cm2

Nodal and internodal compartments

  A-type KV (KA)

48 mS/cm2

Axon (AIS and hillock)

 Membrane capacitance (Cm)

0.04 μF/cm2

Internodal compartments, myelinated

Constitutive properties

 Membrane capacitance (Cm)

1.5 μF/cm2

All compartments except axon

 Specific membrane resistance (Rm)

80,000 Ω·cm2

Uniform, leak conductance

 Specific axial resistance of the cytoplasm (ρ)

200 Ω·cm

Uniform

  1. *Since the conductance is only evaluated for d > 0 in Eq. 1, gKA > 0 everywhere. Parameters d1/2 and z are defined in Eq. 1.