Behavior of solutions of the Hodgkin-Huxley equations and its relation to properties of mechanoreceptors

Biophys J. 1975 May;15(5):469-79. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(75)85831-0. Epub 2009 Jan 1.

Abstract

The membrane current in the Hodgkin-Huxley equations is considered to be a stimulus to the membrane and the responses to the simulus are numerically calculated. Responses of the Hodgkin-Huxley model to an alternating current superimposed upon a constant bias current show qualitative analogy to responses of biological mechanoreceptors. The intensity of the bias current seems to correspond to the degree of adaptation of actual receptors.