Solid state physical theory of nerve impulse conduction: Elovich kinetics of axon repolarization currents.
The sodium repolarization currents of Myxicola single axons clamped at -100 mV with and without tetrodotoxin conform to the Elovich equation, which implies that in the axon, Na+ is associated with charged sites on macromolecules and water is structured, and that an activation energy barrier to conduction of Na+ exists at the axon surface.
D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology*; D007448:Invertebrates; D007700:Kinetics; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009431:Neural Conduction