Evidence of doses affecting electrical potential using a giant squid axon simulator

Authors

  • Consuelo González-Dávila Boy Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Valeria González Galdós Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Isaac A. Morales Soto Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Axel Paredes Martínez Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Karla Sampayo Vicente Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Keywords:

zombies, sodium channels, neurotoxin, teutids, cephalopod mollusks

Abstract

Changes in the action potential of the squid giant axon were observed from different doses of tetrodotoxin using the virtual experiment simulation program Nerve. Results obtained in previous research were replicated in the squid giant axon model. Evidence was obtained about the effective doses of tetrodotoxin in the axon of the giant squid. The results indicate that the effects derived from the extracellular presence of tetrodotoxin are reflected in the graphs of the results, due to the delayed effect of the action potentials over time depending on the dose administered.      

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Published

2024-06-10

How to Cite

González-Dávila Boy, C., González Galdós, V., Morales Soto, I. A., Paredes Martínez, A., & Sampayo Vicente, K. (2024). Evidence of doses affecting electrical potential using a giant squid axon simulator. Ciencia & Futuro, 14(2), 228–237. Retrieved from https://revista.ismm.edu.cu/index.php/revistacyf/article/view/2549

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Ciencia Universitaria