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. 2015 Feb 12;9:15. doi: 10.3389/fncom.2015.00015

Table 4.

Myelinated axon electrical parameters.

Nodal capacitance (Cn), μF/cm2 2
Internodal capacitance (Ci), μF/cm2 2
Myelin capacitance (Cmy), μF/cm2 0.1
Axial intracellular resistivity (ρi), Ω cm 70
External resistivity (ρo), Ω cm 70
Node leakage conductance (gn), mS/cm2 1
Paranode leakage conductance (gp), mS/cm2 1
Juxtaparanode leakage conductance (gj), mS/cm2 0.1
Internode leakage conductance (gi), mS/cm2 0.1
Myelin leakage conductance (gmy), mS/cm2 1
Maximum fast Na+ conductance (gNaf), mS/cm2 880
Maximum slow K+ conductance (gK), mS/cm2 400
Maximum persistent Na+ conductance (gNap), mS/cm2 4.4
K+ equilibrium potential (EK), mV −77
Na+ equilibrium potential (ENa), mV +50
Leakage equilibrium potential (EL), mV −72

Electrical parameters according to McIntyre et al. (2002).