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Discontinuous volume transitions in ionic gels and their possible involvement in the nerve excitation process
1Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
Biopolymers
|August 1, 1992
Abstract:
Discontinuous volume changes in polymer gels carrying negatively ionized groups were studied by varying the molarities of univalent and bivalent cations in the bathing solution. These studies offer a sound basis for elucidating the origin of rapid swelling and heat production in nerve fibers associated with the process of excitation.