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Axon diameter and conduction velocity

Range	fastest axon ~20µm diameter conduct at ~120 m/s: slowest axon ~0.1µm diameter conduct at ~0.3m/s
Organism	Monkey
Reference	Harvey A. Swadlow and Stephen G. Waxman (2012), Scholarpedia, 7(6):1451., Axonal conduction delays, link top paragraph
Comments	"In monkeys, for example, the fastest axons are ~ 20 microns in diameter and conduct at ~ 120 m/s. By contrast, the slowest axons are ~ 0.1 micron in diameter and conduct at ~ 0.3 m/s. Thus, the fastest axons occupy ~ 40,000 times the volume of the slowest axons, per unit length and conduct ~ 400 times faster."
Entered by	Uri M
ID	110607