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Cell category

Cell category specification has the following syntax:

<cell category spec>   ::= (cell-category <cell category name>
                                          [ <comment> ]
                                          :phase-durations  (<dv> <dv> <dv>
                                                             <dv> <dv>)
                                       [  :phase-levels     (<volt> <volt> 
                                                             <volt>
                                                             <volt> <volt>) ]
                                          :refractory       (<dv> <dv>)
                                          :active           (<dv> <dv>)
                                          :EAD-probability  <pv>
                                          :LAD-probability  <pv>
                                          :max-LAD-chance   <dv>
                                         {:affected-by <factor-interaction>}* )

<factor-interaction>   ::= (<factor-name> [:relevance <probability>]
                                          :phase-durations  (<lltf> <lltf> 
                                                             <lltf>
                                                             <lltf> <lltf>)
                                        [ :phase-levels     (<lltf> <lltf> 
                                                             <lltf>
                                                             <lltf> <lltf>) ]
                                          :refractory       (<lltf> <lltf>)
                                          :active           (<lltf> <lltf>)
                                          :EAD-probability  <lltf>
                                          :LAD-probability  <lltf>
                                          :max-LAD-chance   <lltf>)

<dv>                   ::= <duration> | (binormal-duration <duration> 
                                                           :plus <duration>
                                                           :minus <duration>)

<pv>                   ::= <probability> | (binormal-probability 
                                                     <probability>
                                                     :plus <probability>
                                                     :minus <probability>)

<volt>                 ::= <number>

<duration>             ::= <number> | (<number> <time-unit>)
<dimension>            ::= <number> | (<number> <dim-unit>)
<probability>          ::= <subunit-number>

<time-unit>            ::= us | ms | s | min | h
<dim-unit>             ::= angs | um | mm | cm | m

<lltf>                 ::= (LLTF <psi-0> <psi-1> <tau-0> <tau-1>)

<psi-0>                ::= <number>
<psi-1>                ::= <number>
<tau-0>                ::= <number>
<tau-1>                ::= <number>

<probability>          ::= <number>

Anatomic model is specified with the following syntax:

<anatomic-model> ::= (anatomy <anatomic-model-name> [ <comment> ] :size-unit <number> ; microns :time-unit <number> ; microseconds :left-to-right <dimension> :up-to-down-size <dimension> :back-to-front-size <dimension> <cell-block> *)

<anatomic-model-name> ::= <symbol>

<cell-block> ::= (cell-block <x0> <x1> ; left to right <y0> <y1> ; up to down <z0> <z1> ; back to front <cell-category-name> )

<x0> ::= <dimension> <x1> ::= <dimension> <y0> ::= <dimension> <y1> ::= <dimension> <z0> ::= <dimension> <z1> ::= <dimension>