Abstract
Impulse conduction in normal and pathologically altered myelinated nerves has been extensively reviewed by many workers (Paintal, 1978; Sunderland, 1978; Waxman, 1978; 1980). Conduction velocity of nerve impulses is of particular clinical importance in demyelinating disorders (Rogart & Ritchie, 1977; Rasminsky & Sears, 1973). Notwithstanding these data, many aspects of nerve conduction velocity, particularly the underlying mechanisms that determine it, are incompletely understood (Paintal, 1978; Waxman, 1980).
Partial support for this project has been provided by the Australian Research Grants Scheme and is gratefully acknowledged.
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Westerman, R.A., Finkelstein, D.I., Sriratana, D. (1983). Properties of Cross and Self Reinnervating Motor Axons in the Cat. In: Kidman, A.D., Tomkins, J.K., Morris, C.A., Cooper, N.A. (eds) Molecular Pathology of Nerve and Muscle. Experimental and Clinical Neuroscience. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5308-2_10
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