Conduction in bundles of demyelinated nerve fibers: Computer simulation

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 439-448

  Reutskiy, S ^a   Rossoni, E ^b   Tirozzi, B ^b  

^a Science and Technology Center of Magnetism of Technical Objects   (Ukraine)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASES; FIBERS; NEUROLOGY; SENSORY PERCEPTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CONDUCTION VELOCITY; DEMYELINATED NERVE FIBERS; ELECTRIC IMPULSES; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELIN SHEATH; SYNCHRONOUS IMPULSE TRANSMISSION;

TISSUE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0346307249     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00422-003-0430-x     Document Type: Article

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