Overview
Unveils the mysterious structure of nerve fibers of the shrimp
Demonstrates the uniqueness of shrimp nerve fibers with fastest conduction velocity in the animal kingdom
Compares distant branches of the evolutionary tree with different morphogenesis but similar outcome
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Book Title: Myelinated Fibers and Saltatory Conduction in the Shrimp
Book Subtitle: The Fastest Impulse Conduction in the Animal Kingdom
Authors: Ke Xu, Susumu Terakawa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-53924-7
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-53923-0Published: 29 October 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56107-1Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-53924-7Published: 20 October 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 110
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 47 illustrations in colour
Topics: Neurobiology, Neurosciences, Animal Biochemistry, Cell Physiology, Membrane Biology