Repetitive abrupt structural changes in polyanionic gels: A comparison with analogous processes in nerve fibers

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 236, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 2-11

  Tasaki, Ichiji ^a  

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

Author keywords

Nerve excitation model; Polyanionic gel; Repetitive abrupt structural changes

Indexed keywords

ANION; ASPARTIC ACID; CHLORIDE; FLUORIDE; PHOSPHATE;

MODEL; NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; IMPEDANCE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUID; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ACRYLATES; ANIMALS; ANIONS; DECAPODIFORMES; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HYDROGELS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL CONDUCTION;

CEPHALOPODA;

EID: 20444435380     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.02.011     Document Type: Article

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