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chronaxie [′krä‚nak·sē] (physiology) The time interval required to excite a tissue by an electric current of twice the galvanic threshold. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Because of the basic electrophysiology of nerve fibers, "induced exercise" necessitates use of relatively long pulse durations that will satisfy the prolonged chronaxies of denervated muscle fibers (pulse durations of at least 1 millisecond, but often 10-40 milliseconds and even up to 200 milliseconds are reported). |
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