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From: barkdoll@cattell.psych.upenn.edu (Edwin Barkdoll)
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Subject: Re: resistivity of eggs of sea-urchins, or other marine animals
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Date: 23 Mar 91 17:53:21 GMT
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In article <77624@bu.edu.bu.edu> jdubb@bucsf.bu.edu (jay dubb) writes:

>   Does anyone have any idea how I could find out (look it up in some
>manual, or measure it myself) the resistivity of a sea-urchin (or any
>other marine animal) egg? I would settle for an estimate, or a

	Resistivity of the plasma membrane, the cytoplasm, what?  I
think that Kenneth S. Cole in his book _Membranes Ions and Impulses_
discusses various electrical properties of more than one species of
sea urchin's egg.  The book should be at your local med school library.
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