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Author Question: The membrane potential that exactly offsets an ion's concentration gradient is c (Read 465 times)

geoffrey

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on: Oct 12, 2013
The membrane potential that exactly offsets an ion's concentration gradient is called the
A) graded potential.
B) threshold potential.
C) equilibrium potential.
D) action potential.
E) inhibitory postsynaptic potential.


j_sun

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Reply #1 on: Oct 15, 2013
I recall doing this last year, it's C, bye bye!


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