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Science 17 January 1969:
Vol. 163. no. 3864, pp. 280 - 282
DOI: 10.1126/science.163.3864.280
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Role of Surface Dipoles on Axon Membrane

Ling Y. Wei 1

1 Biophysical Research Laboratory, Electrical Engineering Department, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

A physical model of nerve excitation and conduction is proposed based on the discovery of three new axon membrane properties: the negative fixed surface charge, the birefringence change, and the infrared emission.

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