Which of These Would Occur If the Concentration of ATP

question 76

Multiple Choice

Which of these would occur if the concentration of ATP were depleted in a typical nerve cell?

• A) Resting membrane potential would become more negative.
• B) Resting membrane potential would become less negative.
• C) The concentration gradient for Na⁺ would remain the same.
• D) The resting membrane potential would eventually become positive inside with respect to outside.
• E) There would be no change in the resting membrane potential.

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