THE REFRACTORY PERIOD OF THE MOTONEURONES
- 28 February 1935
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content
- Vol. 111 (2) , 283-288
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1935.111.2.283
Abstract
The absolute refractory period of the moto-neurones (dendrites and body including the synapses) can not be longer than 0.6 cr which is the absolute refrac-tory period of the stimulated fibers themselves. The present evidence neither excludes nor proves the ex-istence of a relative refractory period of the neurone body. It is suggested that the perikaryon functions in the same way as the muscle endplate, the differences being due to the fact that the endplate receives only one fiber while the neurone receives many terminal fibers.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: