| Range |
~0.6 unitless
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| Organism |
Metazoa animals |
| Reference |
Harvey A. Swadlow and Stephen G. Waxman (2012), Scholarpedia, 7(6):1451., Axonal conduction delays, link 2nd paragraph |
| Primary Source |
Waxman, S. G. and Bennett, M. V. L. Relative conduction velocity of small myelinated and non-myelinated fibres in the central nervous system. Nature New Biol., 238 217-219, 1972.PubMed ID4506206
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| Comments |
"In general, the thickness of the myelin sheath is roughly proportional to the diameter of the ensheathed axon, with the g-ratio (inner diameter of myelin sheath/outer diameter) being close to 0.6 (primary source)." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
110610 |