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What is Resting and Action Potential? – Video
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Video at a Glance
- This video discusses resting and action potentials.
- The resting potential is the difference in charge between the outside and inside of the cell membrane.
- Voltage and ligand-gated Na channels are responsible for charge distribution between the outside and inside of the cells.
- The law of electrical neutrality states an aqueous solution’s net charge (i.e. cell membrane) is neutral.
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