- ephaptic conduction
- the conduction of a nerve impulse across an ephapse, as opposed to synaptic conduction.
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ephaptic conduction
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ephaptic — Relating to an ephapse. * * * eph·ap·tic ( )ef ap tik adj relating to or being electrical conduction of a nerve impulse across an ephapse without the mediation of a neurotransmitter * * * ephap·tic (ə fapґtik) pertaining to an electrical… … Medical dictionary
ephaptic transmission — the conduction of a nerve impulse across an ephapse, as opposed to synaptic transmission … Medical dictionary
antidromic conduction — the conduction of a nerve impulse in a direction contrary to the normal direction, as occurs in experimental conduction studies. It may occur naturally in some neurons of the dorsal roots of the spinal cord, although evidence suggests that the… … Medical dictionary
