| action potentials in single axons: effects of hyperbaric air and hydrostatic pressure. | resting potential and action potential parameters of crayfish (procambarus acutus) single axon were examined under hyperbaric air and hydrostatic pressure to 8.6 atmospheres absolute to determine if evidence for the basis of neurological dysfunctions that may occur in diving in this pressure range is detectable at the membrane level. hyperbaric air increased the maximum rates of depolarization and repolarization of the action potential by (2.2 +/- 0.2) and (2.1 +/- 0.2)%/atm, respectively. hydro ... | 1979 | 533751 |