> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://elishai.gitbook.io/retinal-stimulation-modeling-environment/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://elishai.gitbook.io/retinal-stimulation-modeling-environment/preliminaries/systems-biology-markup-language.md).

# Systems Biology Markup Language

**LibSBML** is an XML-based open-source software library that provides an API (Application Programming Interface) for the SBML (Systems Biology Markup Language) format. 

Learn about SBML in:

{% embed url="<http://sbml.org/Main_Page>" %}

RSME is using SBML to specify the biophysical properties of your retinal model (e.g., distribution of channels and synapses).&#x20;

InstaIl SBML for python in your RSME environment using:

```
pip install python-libsbml
```

RSME was tested with libSBML version 5.19.0

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