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Abstract
Nonmyelinated nerve fibers undergo rapid volume expansion while carrying an impulse. This volume expansion is incurred as a consequence of a lateral expansion of the excited portion of the fibers, where the superficial layer is transformed into a low-density structure.Mesh:
Year: 1990 PMID: 2306506 PMCID: PMC1280758 DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(90)82580-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biophys J ISSN: 0006-3495 Impact factor: 4.033