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Science 18 March 1966:
Vol. 151. no. 3716, pp. 1388 - 1389
DOI: 10.1126/science.151.3716.1388
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Fluctuations of Resting Neural Membrane Potential

H. E. Derksen 1 and A. A. Verveen 1

1 Department of Physiology, University of Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands

The menmbrane potential of myelinated axons in the resting state shows fluctuations for which the power per cycle of bandwidth is inversely proportional to frequency between I and 10,000 radians per second. Reduction of potassiulm ion flux leads to a decrease in noise power.


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