We developed a single compartment model of a mammalian CO2 sensitive neuron and tested the hypothesis that pH-dependent inhibition of multiple potassium channels contributes to CO2 sensitivity. pH-dependent inhibition of potassium channels by either intracellular or extracellular pH was sufficient to alter neuronal activity, but changes in neither intracellular nor extracellular pH are required to elicit a neuronal response to hypercapnic stimulation.
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Chernov, M., Putnam, R.W., Leiter, J.C. (2008). A Computer Model of Mammalian Central CO2 Chemoreception. In: Poulin, M.J., Wilson, R.J.A. (eds) Integration in Respiratory Control. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 605. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73693-8_52
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