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-NEURON mod files for CaT currents from the paper:
-McRory et al., J.Biol.Chem. 276:3999 (2001).
+# NEURON mod files for CaT currents from the paper:
+McRory et al., *J.Biol.Chem.* 276:3999 (2001).
 
-Running the kinetics.hoc simulation file will show 
+Running the kinetics.hoc simulation file will show
 the activation and inactivation steady-states and time constants
 of the three members of the LVA calcium channels family studied
-in this paper (alpha-1G, -1H, and -1I), with kinetic parameters 
+in this paper (alpha-1G, -1H, and -1I), with kinetic parameters
 from functional expression in transfected cells.
 
 Parameters for activation/inactivation are from the paper.
 However, not all the parameters used to fit (with single exponentials)
-the experimental values for the time constants were given in the paper. 
-Those explicitly reported were used to constrain a fit 
+the experimental values for the time constants were given in the paper.
+Those explicitly reported were used to constrain a fit
 of experimental values derived from Fig.6.
 
-Ca++ reversal potential is calculated from Nerst equation, using
+Ca++ reversal potential is calculated from Nernst equation, using
 internal and external Ca++ concentrations.
 Default values are [Ca]i=50nM and [Ca]o=2mM.
 
-Under unix systems:
-to compile the mod files use the command 
-nrnivmodl 
-and run the simulation hoc file with the command 
-nrngui kinetics.hoc
+## Under Unix systems:
+To compile the mod files use the command
+`nrnivmodl`
 
-Under Windows:
-to compile the mod files use the "mknrndll" command.
+and run the simulation hoc file with the command
+`nrngui kinetics.hoc`
+
+## Under Windows:
+To compile the mod files use the "mknrndll" command.
 A double click on the simulation file
-kinetics.hoc 
+`kinetics.hoc`
 will open the simulation window.
 
-Questions on the model parameters should be directed to the 
+Questions on the model parameters should be directed to the
 authors of paper.
 
 Questions on how to use this model with NEURON
 should be directed to michele@pa.ibf.cnr.it
+
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