A Stochastic Model for Discrete Waves in the Limulus Photoreceptor

A stochastic model that links the absorption of a photon to the production of a discrete wave in the photoreceptor of the lateral eye of Limulus is proposed. By separating a discrete wave into an initial component due directly to the absorption of a photon, and a second quasi all-or-nothing componen...

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Autores principales: Srebro, Richard, Behbehani, Mahmood
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1971
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2226029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5095679
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description A stochastic model that links the absorption of a photon to the production of a discrete wave in the photoreceptor of the lateral eye of Limulus is proposed. By separating a discrete wave into an initial component due directly to the absorption of a photon, and a second quasi all-or-nothing component, a mathematical description of the latencies of discrete waves is deduced and some important features of their time courses are suggested. The predictions of the model are compared to observations from 60 different ommatidia.
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spelling pubmed-22260292008-04-23 A Stochastic Model for Discrete Waves in the Limulus Photoreceptor Srebro, Richard Behbehani, Mahmood J Gen Physiol Article A stochastic model that links the absorption of a photon to the production of a discrete wave in the photoreceptor of the lateral eye of Limulus is proposed. By separating a discrete wave into an initial component due directly to the absorption of a photon, and a second quasi all-or-nothing component, a mathematical description of the latencies of discrete waves is deduced and some important features of their time courses are suggested. The predictions of the model are compared to observations from 60 different ommatidia. The Rockefeller University Press 1971-09-01 /pmc/articles/PMC2226029/ /pubmed/5095679 Text en Copyright © 1971 by The Rockefeller University Press This article is distributed under the terms of an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike–No Mirror Sites license for the first six months after the publication date (see http://www.rupress.org/terms). After six months it is available under a Creative Commons License (Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 4.0 Unported license, as described at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).
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