X-ray scattering study of pike olfactory nerve: Elastic, thermodynamic and physiological properties of the axonal membrane

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 343, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 199-212

  Luzzati, Vittorio ^a   Benoit, Evelyne ^b   Charpentier, Gilles ^b   Vachette, Patrice ^c  

^a CENTRE DE GÉNÉTIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE NEUROBIOLOGIE CELLULAIRE ET MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

axonal membranes; elasticity; electrophysiology; thermodynamics; X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELASTICITY; ELECTRON; ENERGY; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE; OLFACTORY NERVE; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; SYNCHROTRON; THERMODYNAMICS; THICKNESS;

EID: 4644367458     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.08.029     Document Type: Article

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