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[1]Nodes of Ranvier are microscopic gaps found within myelinated axons. Their function is to speed up propagation of Action potentials along the axon via saltatory conduction.
- ↑ Alberts, B., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K. and Walter, P. 2008. Molecular Biology of THE CELL. 5th ed. New York: Garland Science.