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Chapter 11, Problem 3CR

Describe, in terms of the opening and closing of ion channels and the subsequent diffusion of ions, how the depolarization and repolarization phases of an action potential take place.

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Describe the events of an action potential in terms of ions and gates or channels beginning with the generation of a local potential through the re-establishment of resting membrane potential.
Describe the changes that occur during the depolarizationand repolarization phases of an action potential.
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