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Myelinated Fibers and Saltatory Conduction in the Shrimp: The Fastest Impulse Conduction in the Animal Kingdom Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013 edition
Ke Xu
Myelinated Fibers and Saltatory Conduction in the Shrimp: The Fastest Impulse Conduction in the Animal Kingdom Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013 edition
Ke Xu
In 1961, neurobiologists found that the conduction velocity of the nerve impulse in the giant nerve fiber of the Penaeus shrimp abdominal nerve cord was over 200 m/s, the highest speed of information transmission ever observed in the animal kingdom.
128 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 47 colour illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | August 23, 2016 |
ISBN13 | 9784431561071 |
Publishers | Springer Verlag, Japan |
Pages | 110 |
Dimensions | 155 × 235 × 7 mm · 190 g |