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Abstract
The response of the node of Ranvier can be prolonged up to 5 to 6 seconds by addition to the medium of minute amounts of certain metal ions. This prolongation involves a change from a triangular to a rectangular configuration. The properties of the prolonged nerve-fiber responses are very similar to those of heart muscle.Entities:
Keywords: METALS/effects; NERVES/physiology
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Year: 1959 PMID: 13658967 DOI: 10.1126/science.129.3359.1366
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728