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Discussion: Electrical excitability of cells, theory and experiment: Review of the Hodgkin-Huxley foundation and an update

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Rinzel, J. Discussion: Electrical excitability of cells, theory and experiment: Review of the Hodgkin-Huxley foundation and an update. Bltn Mathcal Biology 52, 3–23 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02459567

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