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THE EFFECT OF A REFRACTORY PERIOD UPON RANDOMLY INITIATED NERVE IMPULSES AS STUDIED WITH AN ELECTRONIC MODEL
Author(s) -
Biscoe T. J.,
Taylor A.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology and cognate medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0033-5541
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1965.sp001808
Subject(s) - refractory period , refractory (planetary science) , carotid body , period (music) , mechanics , anesthesia , materials science , physics , medicine , acoustics , cardiology , carotid arteries , composite material
An electronic model is described which has been used to study the effect of absolute and relative refractory periods upon a series of impulses random in time and in amplitude. The results reveal that the relative refractory period may have a potent effect upon the distribution of impulses at the output. The imposed refractory periods and the frequencies of discharge are within physiological limits and the results are discussed in the light of earlier work on carotid body chemoreceptors.