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Re: Suicide via shell venom (NSR)
From:
"James M. Cheshire" <[log in to unmask]>
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Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 15 Jan 2002 15:01:46 -0500
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Dear Paul and Nancy,
There are four different sizes of nerve fibres (Primary Afferent Axons).
They are, in order of decreasing
size: A-alpha, A-beta, A-delta and C. The NCV for the respective sizes is
below:

A-alpha  80-120 MPS (miles per second)
A-beta  35-75 MPS
A-delta 5-35 MPS
C  .5-2.0

There is no way a neurotoxin could match this speed.

All The Best,
James

James M. Cheshire
(a.k.a. Jeremiah Chess)
3185 Raccoon Valley Rd.
Granville, Ohio 43023-9472
USA

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