Definition of Electrotonus. Meaning of Electrotonus. Synonyms of Electrotonus

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Definition of Electrotonus

Electrotonus
Electrotonus E`lec*trot"o*nus, n. [NL., fr. combining form electro- + Gr. ? tension.] (Physiol.) The modified condition of a nerve, when a constant current of electricity passes through any part of it. See Anelectrotonus, and Catelectrotonus.

Meaning of Electrotonus from wikipedia

- In physiology, electrotonus refers to the p****ive spread of charge inside a neuron and between cardiac muscle cells or smooth muscle cells. P****ive means...
- most important factor determining threshold electrotonus is membrane potential, so threshold electrotonus can also be used as an index of membrane potential...
- ventricles. Stimuli too weak to produce a spike do, however, set up a local electrotonus, the magnitude of the electronic potential progressively increasing with...
- "work on inoculation against malaria" "Work in the field of physiology (electrotonus, reflexes, respiration), and especially his work on metabolism" "Research...
- C., After-currents, after-potentials, excitability, and ventral root electrotonus in spinal motoneurons, J.gen. Physiol..,1951,35 ,289 Diagram at pediatricneuro...
- 1007/BF00363616. PMID 13145268. S2CID 19641190. Niedergerke, R (1953). "[Electrotonus and accommodation of medullated nerve fibers of the frog]". Pflügers...
- peristalsis, the sensory functions of the spinal cord, the physiology of electrotonus, on protein metabolism and on regulation of body temperature by the nervous...