Goldman–Hodgkin–Katz equation

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The Goldman–Hodgkin–Katz equation is a biophysical formula that calculates a cell’s membrane potential by accounting for the relative permeabilities and concentrations of multiple ion species across the membrane.

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instanceOf biophysical equation ⓘ
electrophysiology concept ⓘ
membrane potential equation ⓘ
accountsFor extracellular ion concentrations ⓘ
intracellular ion concentrations ⓘ
multiple ion species ⓘ
relative ion permeabilities ⓘ
alternativeName GHK equation ⓘ
Goldman equation in constant-field form ⓘ
appliesTo biological membranes ⓘ
excitable cells ⓘ
muscle cells ⓘ
neurons ⓘ
assumes constant electric field across the membrane ⓘ
basedOn Goldman equation ⓘ
calculates membrane potential ⓘ
category electrochemical gradient equations ⓘ
ion transport models ⓘ
describes membrane potential under steady-state conditions ⓘ
resting membrane potential ⓘ
developedInPeriod mid 20th century ⓘ
expressedIn volts ⓘ
field biophysics ⓘ
cell physiology ⓘ
neuroscience ⓘ
generalizes Nernst equation ⓘ
mathematicalForm logarithmic ⓘ
namedAfter Alan Lloyd Hodgkin ⓘ
linked to: Alan Hodgkin

Bernard Katz ⓘ
David E. Goldman ⓘ
relatedTo Nernst equation ⓘ
typicallyIncludesIon chloride ion ⓘ
potassium ion ⓘ
sodium ion ⓘ
usedFor analyzing ion channel selectivity ⓘ
interpreting patch-clamp data ⓘ
modeling resting potential ⓘ
usedIn Hodgkin–Huxley model ⓘ
computational neuroscience models ⓘ
textbooks of neuroscience ⓘ
textbooks of physiology ⓘ
usesQuantity Faraday constant ⓘ
absolute temperature ⓘ
gas constant ⓘ
ion concentration ⓘ
ion permeability ⓘ
valence of ions ⓘ

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Nernst equation → relatedTo → Goldman–Hodgkin–Katz equation ⓘ
Goldman–Hodgkin–Katz equation → basedOn → Goldman equation ⓘ
linked to: Goldman–Hodgkin–Katz equation
Goldman–Hodgkin–Katz equation → alternativeName → GHK equation ⓘ
linked to: Goldman–Hodgkin–Katz equation
Goldman–Hodgkin–Katz equation → alternativeName → Goldman equation in constant-field form ⓘ
linked to: Goldman–Hodgkin–Katz equation