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News in Physiological Sciences, Vol 11, 170-175, Copyright © 1996 by International Union of Physiological Sciences
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C Forster and M Schmelz
Slowing of conduction velocity during the relative refractory period of an axon can be used to detect activation in human cutaneous nerve fibers. The method is highly sensitive and provides the means to identify individual unmyelinated afferent and efferent (sympathetic) units excited by different types of stimuli.
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