In a Voltage Clamp Experiment, You Record from a Neuron

question 48

Multiple Choice

In a voltage clamp experiment, you record from a neuron after a command voltage step to -10 mV. In a second experiment, you step the command voltage to +50 mV. What do you notice about the sodium current in the second experiment, compared to the first?

• A) The sodium current is larger.
• B) The sodium current is smaller.
• C) The sodium current is the same magnitude.
• D) The sodium current appears earlier in time.
• E) The sodium current appears later in time.

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