Bioelectricity: Electric model of the cell membrane
Computing the resting membrane potential and membrane properties
Use the GHK equation (at a temperature of \(29.2\;{}^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\) ) to calculate the membrane potential in mV for a cell model in which
- only the ions \(\mathrm{Na}^{+}\) and \(\mathrm{Cl}^{-}\) play a role;
- the concentration of \(\mathrm{Na}^{+}\) inside the cell is \(47.5\;\mathrm{mM}\) and outside the cell is \(455\;\mathrm{mM}\);
- the concentration of \(\mathrm{Cl}^{-}\) inside the cell is \(49.5\;\mathrm{mM}\) and outside the cell is \(561.0\;\mathrm{mM}\);
- the following ratio of permeabilities may be used \(P_\mathrm{Na}\;:\;P_\mathrm{Cl} = 0.02\;:\;0.50\).
| \(V_m={}\) | mV (rounded to one decimal place) |
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