Electronic Resource
Springer
Journal of biological physics
4 (1976), S. 109-114
ISSN:
1573-0689
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
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Physics
Notes:
Abstract It is shown by a thermodynamic argument that under isobaric and adiabatic conditions a change in the electric field applied to a non-polar dielectric will result in a temperature change. An increase in the field produces a lowering of the temperatures while a decrease of the field causes the opposite effect. It is suggested that this may be the origin of the initial positive heat observed in nerves during excitation. A numerical estimate of the size of the effect agrees well with the observed initial positive heat in rabbit vagus nerves.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02330668
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