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A model for a myelinated nerve axon

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Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations

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Brian D. Sleeman Richard J. Jarvis

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Grindrod, P. (1985). A model for a myelinated nerve axon. In: Sleeman, B.D., Jarvis, R.J. (eds) Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1151. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0074727

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