On the conduction velocity of nonmyelinated nerve fibers

Journal of Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-124

  Tasaki, Ichiji ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cable equation; Conduction velocity; Nerve conduction; Nonmyelinated nerve fiber

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; MAGNESIUM ION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; IMPEDANCE; ION CONDUCTANCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MICROELECTRODE; MICROPIPETTE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SQUID; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER);

EID: 4344717798     PISSN: 02196352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219635204000415     Document Type: Article

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