Dynamical Modeling of the Moth Pheromone-Sensitive Olfactory Receptor Neuron within Its Sensillar Environment
Figure 4
Simulation results of the complete 42-compartment sensillum model shown in Figs. 2and 3.
(A) Kinetics of the receptor potential at the ORN soma RPs. (B) Kinetics of the sensillar potential SP1 at the tip of the outer dendrite. (C) Height of RP along the ORN (from dendrite tip to soma). Compartment 41 is the inner dendrite and soma. In all plots, kinetics and heights of the potentials are shown at three pheromone uptakes: 10−4, 0.032 and 5.6 µM/s. Heights in C are taken at the maximum of the kinetics in A and B. The bars from 0 to 2 second along the time axis in A and B indicate the pheromone stimulation period.