. Biophysical science. Biophysics. 82 The Conduction of Impulses by Nerves /4 : 4 a comparative point of view, it is a huge axon. It is possible to shove all sorts of electrodes and shafts inside this axon. Experiments with squid axons confirm that the resting potential and the spike potential depend only on the membrane, not on the bulk of the axoplasm. This is in accord with the charge distribution shown in Figures 2 and 4. Similar experiments have% shown that this pattern is valid also for all other axons, for muscle fibers, and for many long algal cells. The local response has the same for
. Biophysical science. Biophysics. 82 The Conduction of Impulses by Nerves /4 : 4 a comparative point of view, it is a huge axon. It is possible to shove all sorts of electrodes and shafts inside this axon. Experiments with squid axons confirm that the resting potential and the spike potential depend only on the membrane, not on the bulk of the axoplasm. This is in accord with the charge distribution shown in Figures 2 and 4. Similar experiments have% shown that this pattern is valid also for all other axons, for muscle fibers, and for many long algal cells. The local response has the same form as the spike potential shown in Figures 4 and 7a. A small depolarization applied externally results in a flow of ions, so that a greater depolarization of the membrane Subthreshold Stimulus Produces Local Response. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ackerman, Eugene, 1920-. Englewood Cliffs, N. J. , Prentice-Hall
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