Excitability of human axons

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1575-1585

  Burke, David ^a,c   Kiernan, Matthew C ^a,b   Bostock, Hugh ^b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Axonal excitability; Depolarization; Hyperpolarization; Recovery cycle; Threshold electrotonus

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

COMPUTER; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034888175     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(01)00595-8     Document Type: Review

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