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saltatory conduction (medicine) and Sebou River (sh)


saltatory conduction (medicine)


saltatory conduction


A method of neuronal transmission in vertebrate nerves, where only specialised nodes of Ranvier participate in excitation. This reduces the capacitance of the neuron, allowing much faster transmission.

See: myelin, Schwann cells.


Sebou River (sh)




River, northern Morocco.

From its source as the Wadi Guigou, it flows north to Fes and then east to the Atlantic Ocean at Mehdiya, a distance of 280 mi (450 km). Its basin is a major region for cultivating olives, rice, wheat, sugar beets, and grapes. Kenitra (pop., 1994: 292,627), 10 mi (16 km) from its mouth, is a busy port at the head of navigation for oceangoing vessels.