Ephaptic coupling of myelinated nerve fibers

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 148, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 159-174

  Binczak, S ^a   Eilbeck, J C ^b   Scott, A C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ephaptic coupling; Myelinated axon

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039741802     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2789(00)00173-1     Document Type: Article

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