The Nerve Impulse

This is a brief Textbook that covers the basics of the initiation and propagation of the nerve impulse using equivalent circuits with reference to ionic conductances. Voltage dependent conductances are explained on the basis of single channel properties. The text contains links to the simulation programs.

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Nerve Impulse Laboratory Manual Experiments using the NERVE program

Simulation Programs

Diffusion	Membrane
NERVE	NERVE LIGHT (for old browser and/or low memory)
Voltage dependent K Channel	Sodium Channel Simulation
Equivalent Circuit of The Axon	Model of the Shaker K channel voltage sensor

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F. Bezanilla