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A molecular model of ionic conductivity in nerve*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

D.K. McIlroy
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Australian Mathematical Societyt Applied Mathematics Conference
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1982

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