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The sodium which is available to maintain the activity of the large axons of Anodonta cygnea (Mollusca: Eulamellibranchia) seems to be in two forms. One is immediately accessible; the other is a store that can be mobilized to sustain axonal function.
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TREHERNE, J., CARLSON, A. & GUPTA, B. Extra-neuronal Sodium Store in Central Nervous System of Anodonta cygnea. Nature 223, 377–380 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/223377a0
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