Myelinated Fibers and Saltatory Conduction in the Shrimp

1. Introduction
Ke Xu, Susumu Terakawa

2. The Penaeus Shrimp as an Experimental Marine Animal for Neurobiological Study
Ke Xu, Susumu Terakawa

3. Morphological Studies on the Myelin Sheath of Nerve Fibers
Ke Xu, Susumu Terakawa

4. Biochemical Studies on Myelin of the Nervous System
Ke Xu, Susumu Terakawa

5. Myelin Sheath with a New Type of Fine Structure Found in the Nervous System of Penaeus Shrimp, an Invertebrate
Ke Xu, Susumu Terakawa

6. Two Unique Structures Discovered in the Myelinated Fibers of the Penaeus Shrimp
Ke Xu, Susumu Terakawa

7. Studies on Impulse Conduction of Nerve Fibers
Ke Xu, Susumu Terakawa

8. Saltatory Conduction Found in the Nervous System of Two Model Invertebrates, the Shrimp (Penaeus) and the Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)
Ke Xu, Susumu Terakawa

9. Experimental Confirmation of the Saltatory Conduction Hypothesis
Ke Xu, Susumu Terakawa

10. Three Mechanisms or Strategies for Increasing Conduction Velocity of Nerve Fibers
Ke Xu, Susumu Terakawa

11. Ultrahigh Conduction Velocity Found in the Medial Giant Fibers of Penaeus chinensis and Penaeus japonicus

Ke Xu, Susumu Terakawa

12. Remarks on the Evolution of Myelin Sheath, Glial Cells, Nodal Structure, and Conduction Function of Nerve Fibers
Ke Xu, Susumu Terakawa

Keywords: Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neurosciences, Animal Biochemistry, Cell Physiology, Membrane Biology