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Cell membrane temperature rate sensitivity predicted from the Nernst equation
Author(s) -
Barnes Frank S.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
bioelectromagnetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.435
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-186X
pISSN - 0197-8462
DOI - 10.1002/bem.2250050112
Subject(s) - nernst equation , membrane , current (fluid) , membrane potential , sensitivity (control systems) , biophysics , transient (computer programming) , ion , materials science , chemistry , mechanics , thermodynamics , physics , biology , electrode , electronic engineering , computer science , engineering , biochemistry , operating system , organic chemistry
A hyperpolarized current is predicted from the Nernst equation for conditions of positive temperature derivatives with respect to time. This ion current, coupled with changes in membrane channel conductivities, is expected to contribute to a transient potential shift across the cell membrane for silent cells and to a change in firing rate for pacemaker cells.