Maxsim, software for the analysis of multiple axonal arbors and their simulated activation

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-9

  Tettoni, Laurent ^a   Lehmann, Patricia ^a   Houzel, Jean Christophe ^b   Innocenti, Giorgio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

Axon; Computation; Computer method; Morphology; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030201038     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0270(95)00095-X     Document Type: Article

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