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Internodal conduction in undissected demyelinated nerve fibres

The Journal of Physiology
|December 1, 1972
PubMed
Summary

A new method allows recording nerve fiber currents, revealing demyelination slows conduction but maintains saltatory transmission. Demyelination alters myelin properties, increasing internodal conduction time and causing block during repetitive stimulation due to sodium accumulation.

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