| During the course of our research,
we have found that the units used in the explanations of the Hodgkin
and Huxley model in common textbooks often disagree. This can make
it difficult for students looking at the model for the first time to
get a good sense of what is going on. In an effort to help alleviate
some of the confusion, below are some tables of valuesfound in Neuroscience:
a Mathematical Primer, by Alywn Scott.
| Symbol |
Units |
Quantity |
Notes |
| GNa |
mmhos/cm2 |
120 |
|
| GK |
mmhos/cm2 |
36 |
|
| GL |
mmhos/cm2 |
0.3 |
|
| VNa |
mV |
155 |
|
| VK |
mV |
-12 |
|
| VL |
mV |
10.5995V |
|
| gNa |
mV/cm2 |
|
|
| gK |
mV/cm2 |
|
|
| gL |
mV/cm2 |
|
|
| ah |
1/ms |
|
|
| bh |
1/ms |
|
|
| am |
1/ms |
|
|
| bm |
1/ms |
|
|
| an |
1/ms |
|
|
| bn |
1/ms |
|
|
| ho |
1 |
|
|
| th |
ms |
|
|
| mo |
1 |
|
|
| tm |
ms |
|
|
| no |
1 |
|
|
| tn |
ms |
|
|
| Cm |
microfarads |
|
|
Link to table of HH, Enderle, Scott, Hoppensteadt, Schwan, SI resources.
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