Campbell Biology
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ISBN: 9781269937832
Author: Reece, Urry, Cain, Wasserman, Minorsky, Jackson
Publisher: Pearson Custom Publishing
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Chapter 48.4, Problem 3CC
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To explain: The membrane activities that occur during egg fertilization and neurotransmission across a synapse.
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Fertilization of an egg and neurotransmission across a synapse causes many membrane activities mainly depolarization.
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