You Are Performing a Voltage Clamp Experiment in Which the Neuron's

question 22

Multiple Choice

You are performing a voltage clamp experiment in which the neuron's resting potential is -70 mV. When you change the command voltage to + 40 mV, what is the first current that you observe?

• A) Capacitative current
• B) Inward potassium current
• C) Inward sodium current
• D) Outward potassium current
• E) Outward sodium current

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