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newbem

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Explain why the voltage-gated Na+ channels can close while the cell is depolarized even though the depolarization was the initial stimulus for the channel opening. Include a discussion on refractory periods and explain why action potentials travel in only one direction.

Question 2

Explain the two reasons why graded potentials lose strength as they move through the cell. Why don't action potentials lose strength?
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Reply #1 on: Apr 11, 2021
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