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Certain of our previous studies performed by means of spectral analysis[1,3] showed that the nerve membrane of all or none type, processes stimuli so that they might have optimal characteristics from the viewpoint of the excitation process.
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Zaciu, C. (1985). Threshold Function of the Nerve Excitable Membrane and the Noise Associated with Ionic Currents. In: Pullman, A., Vasilescu, V., Packer, L. (eds) Water and Ions in Biological Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0424-9_79
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