PROLONGED ACTION POTENTIALS FROM SINGLE NODES OF RANVIER
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- 20 September 1958
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Rockefeller University Press in The Journal of general physiology
- Vol. 42 (1), 137-162
- https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.42.1.137
Abstract
The duration of action potentials from single nodes of Ranvier can be increased by several methods. Extraction of water from the node (e.g. by 2 to 3 M glycerin) causes increased durations up to 1000 msec. 1 to 5 min. after application of the glycerin the duration of the action potential again decreases to the normal value.Keywords
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