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General Properties of Axoplasmic Transport

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Axoplasmic Transport in Physiology and Pathology

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Abstract

Axoplasmic transport has become a well-established phenomenon whose properties have been described in depth in many publications over the last years. The biological significance of axoplasmic transport is widely recognized. Lacking detailed knowledge of the underlying mechanisms, in this paper all movement of molecules and particles inside nerve cell processes that cannot be related to diffusion or Brownian movement is to be called“axoplasmic transport”. This leaves open the question whether one “unitary mechanism” can account for all the phenomena mentioned below, or whether several mechanisms are involved. The term“mechanism” when used in this article is therefore meant to encompass as many different mechanisms as might be needed ultimately to account for all of the phenomena.

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Weiss, D.G. (1982). General Properties of Axoplasmic Transport. In: Weiss, D.G., Gorio, A. (eds) Axoplasmic Transport in Physiology and Pathology. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85714-0_1

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