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. 1954 Sep 20;38(1):17–29. doi: 10.1085/jgp.38.1.17

THE MERCURY-HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SYSTEM AS AN ANALOGUE OF NERVOUS TRANSMISSION

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PMCID: PMC2147472  PMID: 13192312

Abstract

The construction and behavior of a system exhibiting all-or-nothing propagation of an electrochemical disturbance are described. Detailed measurements of the distribution of electric current and potential are given and the device is compared with nerve and with the Lillie model in respect to structure, electrical and chemical activity, and energy relationships.

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