Predicting action potential characteristics of human auditory nerve fibres through modification of the Hodgkin-Huxley equations

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 104, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 284-292

  Smit, J E ^a   Hanekom, T ^a   Hanekom, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATION; MEMBRANE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROLOGY; PREDICTION; SENSORY SYSTEM;

CEPHALOPODA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 55549086520     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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