In an Experiment, Hodgkin and Huxley Demonstrated That a Hyperpolarizing

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Essay

In an experiment, Hodgkin and Huxley demonstrated that a hyperpolarizing prepulse potential increased sodium conductance by up to 70%, but a depolarizing prepulse potential decreased sodium conductance, with a depolarization to -25 mV resulting in virtually zero sodium conductance. What does this experiment demonstrate?

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