@article {3174,
	title = {Constancy of motor axon conduction time during growth in rats.},
	journal = {Experimental brain research. Experimentelle Hirnforschung. Exp{\'e}rimentation c{\'e}r{\'e}brale},
	volume = {90},
	year = {1992},
	month = {08/1992},
	pages = {343{\textendash}345},
	abstract = {Axon conduction distance, conduction velocity, and conduction time were measured for individual triceps surae motoneurons in Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 230-630 g (i.e., age range 6-16 weeks). Both conduction distance (nerve length) and velocity were closely correlated with weight (r = 0.95 and r = 0.82, respectively). In contrast, conduction time did not change as weight increased nearly threefold. This striking constancy is probably due to a corresponding increase in axon diameter. It could contribute to maintenance of stable motor performance during rapid growth.},
	keywords = {development, motoneuron, motor axon, nerve conduction, rat},
	issn = {0014-4819},
	doi = {10.1007/BF00227247},
	url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1397148},
	author = {Xiang Yang Chen and Jonathan S. Carp and Jonathan Wolpaw}
}
