TY - JOUR
T1 - Comment on "On biological signaling" by G. Nimtz and H. Aichmann, Z. Naturforsch. 75a
T2 - 507-509, 2020
AU - Jackson, Andrew D.
AU - Heimburg, Thomas
PY - 2020/11
Y1 - 2020/11
N2 - In 2005, we proposed that the nerve pulse is an electromechanical soliton (T. Heimburg and A. D. Jackson. "On soliton propagation in biomembranes and nerves," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., vol. 102, pp. 9790-9795, 2005). This concept represents a challenge to the well-known electrochemical Hodgkin-Huxley model. The soliton theory was criticized by Nimtz and Aichmann in a recent article in Zeitung fur Naturforschung A (G. Nimtz and H. Aichmann. "On biological signaling," Z. Naturforsch. A, vol. 75, pp. 507-509, 2020). Here, we wish to comment on some statements that we regard as misinterpretations of our views.
AB - In 2005, we proposed that the nerve pulse is an electromechanical soliton (T. Heimburg and A. D. Jackson. "On soliton propagation in biomembranes and nerves," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., vol. 102, pp. 9790-9795, 2005). This concept represents a challenge to the well-known electrochemical Hodgkin-Huxley model. The soliton theory was criticized by Nimtz and Aichmann in a recent article in Zeitung fur Naturforschung A (G. Nimtz and H. Aichmann. "On biological signaling," Z. Naturforsch. A, vol. 75, pp. 507-509, 2020). Here, we wish to comment on some statements that we regard as misinterpretations of our views.
KW - MECHANO-CAPACITIVE PROPERTIES
KW - THERMODYNAMICS
KW - MEMBRANES
U2 - 10.1515/zna-2020-0227
DO - 10.1515/zna-2020-0227
M3 - Journal article
VL - 75
SP - 933
EP - 935
JO - Zeitschrift für Naturforschung. A, A Journal of Physical Sciences
JF - Zeitschrift für Naturforschung. A, A Journal of Physical Sciences
SN - 0932-0784
IS - 11
ER -