Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology, Modified MasteringA&P with eText and Access Card (10th Edition)
Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology, Modified MasteringA&P with eText and Access Card (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133988550
Author: Frederic H. Martini, Judi L. Nath, Edwin F. Bartholomew
Publisher: PEARSON
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An electrochemical gradient develops across the neuronal membrane, which helps in the movement of the sodium and the potassium ions across the voltage gated channels. An action potential is formed inside the neurons for the transmission of the impulse waves from one neuron to the other. The gradient is formed by the combination of the electrical and the chemical forces in the membrane of the neurons.

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