Internodal sodium channels ensure active processes under myelin manifesting in depolarizing afterpotentials

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 235, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 451-462

  Dimitrov, Alexander G ^a  

^a CENTRE OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Internodal channels; Multi cable model; Myelinated axon; Numerical method

Indexed keywords

MYELIN; SODIUM CHANNEL;

NEUROLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AFTERDISCHARGE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE FIBER; NERVE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANVIER NODE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; AXONS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MYELIN SHEATH; RANVIER'S NODES; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 20344362674     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.01.024     Document Type: Article

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