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Electric discharge of electrocytes: Modelling, analysis and simulation.

Zilong Song¹, Xiulei Cao², Tzyy-Leng Horng³

¹Department of Mathematics, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, U.S.A.

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|April 30, 2020

Summary

This study models electric eel electrocyte discharge, revealing finite currents and non-constant potentials. A new model shows action potentials generated at non-innervated membranes, aiding electric eel discharge estimation.

Keywords:

Asymptotic analysis Electric discharge Electrocytes Numerical simulation Poisson-Nernst-Planck system

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Computational Neuroscience
Electrophysiology

Background:

Electrocytes generate electric potential through ion transport.
Previous models often simplified electrocyte behavior, assuming open circuits.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a comprehensive model for electrocyte electric discharge.
To investigate the impact of finite resistance on electric potential and action potential generation.

Main Methods:

Formulation of a single electrocyte-resistor unit using a Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) system.
Asymptotic analysis to simplify the PNP system into an ordinary differential equation (ODE) based model.
Numerical simulations to analyze model behavior under finite resistance conditions.

Main Results:

Finite electric current generation leading to non-constant intracellular and extracellular potentials.
Induction of an additional action potential (AP) at the non-innervated membrane.
Identification of internal resistance due to mobile ions as the cause of voltage drop within the electrocyte.

Conclusions:

The developed single-cell model accurately captures complex electrocyte discharge dynamics.
The model provides a basis for simulating stacked electrocyte systems, enabling estimation of electric eel discharge currents.