A mathematical analysis of SFAP convolutional models

In this work we compare, from a mathematical point of view, two well-recognised single fibre action potential (SFAP) convolutional models: the Nandedkar-Stalberg (N-S) model and the Dimitrov-Dimitrova (D-D) model. Junction waves appear in N-S SFAPs due to the onset and extinction of the monopoles wh...

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Autores: Rodríguez Falces, Javier, Malanda Trigueros, Armando, Gila Useros, Luis, Rodríguez Carreño, Ignacio, Navallas Irujo, Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pública de Navarra
Repositorio:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
OAI Identifier:oai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/55562
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2454/55562
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Junction waves
SFAP models
Simulation single fiber action potential
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Sumario:In this work we compare, from a mathematical point of view, two well-recognised single fibre action potential (SFAP) convolutional models: the Nandedkar-Stalberg (N-S) model and the Dimitrov-Dimitrova (D-D) model. Junction waves appear in N-S SFAPs due to the onset and extinction of the monopoles whereas in D-D SFAPs these waves appear only when the dipoles reach the fibre/tendon junctions. D-D junction waves model more accurately the out-of-the-main-spike waveforms that appear in experimental SFAPs. The origin of junction waves lies in the discontinuities of the impulse responses There are two kinds of these waves caused by the two types of existing discontinuities (in the impulse response function and in its derivative). We model each kind of discontinuity with a different mathematical function. Using these functions, the N-S and D-D impulse responses can be split and therefore the junction waves can be separated from the spike component of the SFAP. The expansion of the impulse response helps us to understand the differences between the N-S and D-D junction waves.