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  • Title: Conduction velocity and spike duration during afterdischarge in neuroendocrine bag cells of Aplysia.
    Author: Dudek FE, Kossatz A.
    Journal: J Neurobiol; 1982 Jul; 13(4):319-26. PubMed ID: 6965271.
    Abstract:
    Changes in conduction velocity and spike duration during electrically triggered afterdischarges were determined with extracellular recordings from bag-cell neurites of Aplysia. Spikes with high conduction velocity and short duration occurred at the onset of the afterdischarge during the period of high-frequency firing and regular interspike intervals. Later in the afterdischarge, spike frequency and conduction velocity decreased, while spike duration increased. During the short bursts within the later part of the afterdischarge, conduction velocity was highest for the first spike and decreased for successive spikes in the burst. That conduction velocity and spike frequency were both maximal during the first minute of the afterdischarge and lower during the later periods of the spike train supports the hypothesis that changes in the excitability of the bag-cell neurites occur during this firing pattern. Furthermore, the slower conduction velocity and longer duration of spikes from the bag-cell neurites late in the afterdischarge, and late in the individual bursts within the afterdischarge, suggest the hypothesis of enhanced hormone release per action potential during these periods.
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