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. 2011 Oct 26;107(3):808–823. doi: 10.1152/jn.00510.2011

Table 1.

Membrane resistivity and model geometry

Property Smallest Motoneuron Largest Motoneuron
Soma length, μm 45 65
Soma diameter, μm 45 65
Dendrite length, μm 5,800 7,200
Initial dendrite diameter, μm 35 45
Peak dendrite diameter, μm 37 47
Initial segment diameter, μm 3.4 4.4
Axon hillock end diameter, μm 10 15
Rms, kΩ/cm2 0.8 0.2
Rmd, kΩ/cm2 20,000 10,000

Rms and Rmd, specific resistivities of the soma and dendrite, respectively.