Advanced Cell Biology. Lecture 31 - Materials of Alexey Shipunov
Advanced Cell Biology. Lecture 31 - Materials of Alexey Shipunov
Advanced Cell Biology. Lecture 31 - Materials of Alexey Shipunov
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Membrane transportSignaling in nerve cellsGiant axons <strong>of</strong> squids◮ Atlantic squid, Loligo pealei has extremely long and thick axons(up to 10 cm in length and 1 mm diameter)◮ This was an excellent model for studying nerve cells and signals◮ Alan Hodgkin and Andrew Huxley received 1963 Nobel Prize fortheir investigations with giant axons<strong>Shipunov</strong> (MSU) <strong>Advanced</strong> <strong>Cell</strong> <strong>Biology</strong>. <strong>Lecture</strong> <strong>31</strong> April 17, 2013 10 / 24