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Effects of thermal acclimation on cable constants of the earthworm median giant axon
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- Dierolf, Brecknell M (Author)
- Brink, Peter R (Author)
Title
Effects of thermal acclimation on cable constants of the earthworm median giant axon
Abstract
1. 1. The influence of thermal acclimation on cable constants of the median giant axon of earthworms, Lumbricus terrestris L., has been studied using standard intracellular stimulating and recording techniques. 2. 2. Acute cooling of axons from warm-acclimated worms resulted in changes in cable constants, some of which were partially compensated for (reversed) after cold acclimation. 3. 3. Of special interest is the relative behavior of specific axoplasm resistance in response to acute temperature change in warm- and cold-acclimated worms. 4. 4. The results suggest that thermal acclimation alters the properties of the axoplasm and that the resulting changes in cable constants contribute to compensatory adjustments in nerve conduction velocity after acclimation. © 1973.
Publication
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology
Date
1973
Volume
44
Issue
2
Pages
401-406
Citation Key
pop00104
ISSN
03009629 (ISSN)
Language
English
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19 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Citation Key Alias: lens.org/051-729-100-690-253
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Citation
Dierolf, B. M., & Brink, P. R. (1973). Effects of thermal acclimation on cable constants of the earthworm median giant axon. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 44(2), 401–406. https://doi.org/10.1016/0300-9629(73)90492-1
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