According to the Calculations of Hodgkin and Huxley, the Electrostatic

question 32

Multiple Choice

According to the calculations of Hodgkin and Huxley, the electrostatic force required to maintain the resting distribution across the neural membrane of

• A) Cl- is -70 mV.
• B) K+ is about -90 mV.
• C) Na+ is about -50 mV.
• D) all of the above
• E) both A and B

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