Myelinated fibers and saltatory conduction in the shrimp : the fastest impulse conduction in the animal kingdom / Ke Xu, Susumu Terakawa. -- Toyko : Springer, c2013. – (59.59 /X8)

Contents

    CONTENTS
    
    I. Introduction
    II. Penaeus Shrimp as an Experimental Marine Animal for Neurobiological Study
    III. Morphological Studies on the Myelin Sheath of Nerve Fibers
    IV. Biochemical study on myelin of nervous system
    V. Myelin Sheath with a New Type of Fine Structure Found in the Nervous System of the Penaeus Shrimp， the Invertebrates
    VI. Two Unique Structures Discovered in the Myelinated Fibers of the Penaeus Shrimp
    VII. Studies on Impulse Conduction of Nerve Fibers
    VIII. Saltatory Conduction Found in the Nervous System of Invertebrates， Shrimp (Penaeus) and the Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestries)
    IX. Experimental Confirmation of Saltatory Conduction Hypothesis
    X. Three Mechanisms or Strategies for Increasing Conduction Velocity of Nerve Fibers
    XI. Ultra-High Conduction Velocity Found in the Medial Giant Fiber of Penaeus chinensis and Penaeus japonicas
    XII. Remarks on Evolution of Myelin Sheath， Glial Cells， Nodal Structures and Conduction Function of Nerve Fibers.