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In this paper the interaction between low frequency, low amplitude electric field and the Hodgkin-Huxley (HH) membrane model is considered in order to study non-thermal biological effects due to small fields applied for long time.
For the situation presented a small change in amplitude can induce a chaotic behaviour. The results are presented in terms of membrane voltage and maximal Lyapunov exponents.
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Arrigo, P., Marconi, L., Morgavi, G., Ridella, S., Rolando, C., Scalia, F. (1987). High Sensitivity Chaotic Behaviour in Sinusoidally Driven Hodgkin-Huxley Equations. In: Degn, H., Holden, A.V., Olsen, L.F. (eds) Chaos in Biological Systems. NATO ASI Series, vol 138. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9631-5_14
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