Explain Why the Voltage-Gated Na? Channels Can Close While the Cell

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Essay

Explain why the voltage-gated Na? channels can close while the cell is depolarized even though the depolarization was the initial stimulus for the channel opening.Include a discussion on refractory periods and explain why action potentials travel in only one direction.

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