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giant axon

Extremely large, unmyelinated axon found in invertebrates. Has high conduction speeds and is usually involved in panic or escape responses. [GOC:jl… 
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Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
The neuroplasmic network in Loligo and Hermissenda neurons.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The presence of transfer RNA in the axoplasm of the squid giant axon.
Previous work has revealed that 4S RNA is the primary species of RNA in the axoplasm from the giant axons of the squid and… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Further studies on synaptic transmission in insects. II. Relations between sensory information and its synaptic integration at the level of a single giant axon in the cockroach.
1. Some integrative properties of the chemical synapses between the sensory cereal afferent fibres and a giant axon are studied… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Lateral Giant Fibers of Crayfish: Location of Somata by Dye Injection
Using a new technique for injecting fluorescent dye, we have analyzed the intraganglionic architectutre of the lateral giant… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Demonstration of phospholipid splitting as the factor responsible for increased permeability and block of axonal conduction induced by snake venom. I. Study of lobster axons.
1967
1967
The incorporation of microinjected 14C‐amino acids into TCA insoluble fractions of the giant axon of the squid
Giant squid axons were microinjected with serine, valine and leucine‐C14 under controlled electrophysiological conditions. These… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Resting and action potential of intracellularly perfused squid giant axon.
* This investigation was supported by grant C-5038 from the Division of Research Grants and Fellowships of the National… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
EFFECTS OF EXTERNAL IONS ON MEMBRANE POTENTIALS OF A LOBSTER GIANT AXON
The effects of varying external concentrations of normally occurring cations on membrane potentials in the lobster giant axon… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
An Anodal Threshold Phenomenon in the Squid Giant Axon
THE action potential of nerve or muscle is an all-or-none response when preceded by a critical decrease in transmembrane… 
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
BIOELECTRIC EFFECTS OF IONS MICROINJECTED INTO THE GIANT AXON OF LOLIGO
1. A technique is described for recording the bioelectric activity of the squid giant axon during and following alteration of the… 
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