On the cable theory of nerve conduction

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1069-1082

  Tasaki, Ichiji ^a   Matsumoto, Gen ^b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA;

EID: 0036853358     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bulm.2002.0310     Document Type: Article

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