How Does the Quality of the Environment Affect Food Quality

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How does the quality of the environment affect food quality?

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Ventricular Cardiac Muscle Cells

Cells specialized for contracting, found in the walls of the ventricles of the heart, enabling it to pump blood.

Sodium Channels

Ion channels located on cell membranes that selectively allow sodium ions to flow into or out of cells, crucial for conducting electrical signals.

Depolarizes

The process by which the electrical charge of a neuron's membrane decreases, moving towards zero or becoming less negative.

Hyperpolarizes

Refers to an increase in the membrane potential of a cell, making the interior more negatively charged relative to the outside and reducing the likelihood of generating an action potential.