Electrotonic measurements by electric field-induced polarization in neurons: Theory and experimental estimation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 3004-3015

  Svirskis, G ^a,b   Baginskas, A ^a   Hounsgaard, J ^b   Gutman, A ^a  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; INTERNEURON; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL; POLARIZATION; SIMULATION;

TESTUDINES;

EID: 0030733582     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78329-2     Document Type: Article

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