Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (8th Edition)
Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (8th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134605197
Author: Dee Unglaub Silverthorn
Publisher: PEARSON
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To determine: The effect of hypercalcemia on neuronal membrane potential and the reason for the depressing neuromuscular excitability.

Introduction: The concentration of calcium ions plays an important role in the working of the neurons. The condition in which the concentration of plasma calcium ions is low is known as hypocalcemia. Hypercalcemia is the condition in which calcium ions are highly concentrated in the plasma.

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