Positive Potential
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When the transmembrane potential reaches +30 mV, the sodium channels close. The voltage-regulated potassium channels, now fully open, then allow potassium ions to flow out of the cell, a movement driven by both chemical and electrical gradients.
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Published: 11/25/2015
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