Myelinated nerve fibers: computed effect of myelin thickness on conduction velocity.

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ARTICLESMyelinated nerve fibers: computed effect of myelin thickness on conduction velocityRS Smith, and ZJ KolesRS Smith, and ZJ KolesPublished Online:01 Nov 1970https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1970.219.5.1256MoreSectionsPDF (489 KB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformationCited ByA macroscopic link between interhemispheric tract myelination and cortico-cortical interactions during action reprogramming22 July 2022 | Nature Communications, Vol. 13, No. 1The neurobiology of long COVIDNeuron, Vol. 110, No. 21Heterogeneity and regulation of oligodendrocyte morphology24 October 2022 | Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Vol. 10Oligodendroglial macroautophagy is essential for myelin sheath turnover to prevent neurodegeneration and deathCell Reports, Vol. 41, No. 3A physical perspective to understand myelin. I. 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