Absence of potassium conductance in central myelinated axons
Kocsis J, Waxman S. Absence of potassium conductance in central myelinated axons. Nature 1980, 287: 348-349. PMID: 7421994, DOI: 10.1038/287348a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral myelinated axonsMyelinated axonsAction potentialsPotassium conductanceDorsal column axonsVoltage-clamp experimentsLate outward currentOutward currentsAxonsSodium ion permeabilityLate increaseDepolarization phasePotassium permeabilityAxonal membraneRepolarizationMyelinInitial increaseVoltage-dependent changesSodium inactivationDemyelinationPrevious studies