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ArticleProceedings of the ... Winter Simulation Conference. Winter Simulation Conference2017

A DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION APPROACH TO IDENTIFY RULES THAT GOVERN ARBOR REMODELING FOR BRANCHING CUTANEOUS AFFERENTS IN HAIRY SKIN.

Hyojung Kang, Rachel L Orlowsky, Gregory J Gerling

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Article in Proceedings of the ... Winter Simulation Conference. Winter Simulation Conference, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hyojung KangDepartment of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia, 151 Engineers' Way, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA.
Rachel L OrlowskyDepartment of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia, 151 Engineers' Way, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA.
Gregory J GerlingDepartment of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia, 151 Engineers' Way, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA.
University of Virginia · US

Funding

Peripheral Mechanisms Governing Tactile Encoding During Normal Target RemodelingR01NS073119 · NINDS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI GERLING, GREGORY JOHN, LUMPKIN, ELLEN A · 2010 to 2016
$2.5M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS073119
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In mammals, touch is encoded by sensory receptors embedded in the skin. For one class of receptors in the mouse, the architecture of its Merkel cells, unmyelinated neurites, and heminodes follow particular renewal and remodeling trends over hair cycle stages from ages 4 to 10 weeks. As it is currently impossible to observe such trends across a single animal's hair cycle, this work employs discrete event simulation to identify and evaluate policies of Merkel cell and heminode dynamics. Well matching the observed data, the results show that the baseline model replicates dynamic remodeling behaviors between stages of the hair cycle - based on particular addition and removal polices and estimated probabilities tied to constituent parts of Merkel cells, terminal branch neurites and heminodes. The analysis shows further that certain policies hold greater influence than others. This use of computation is a novel approach to understanding neuronal development.

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PMID29527094
PMCPMC5842675
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