BRAINCAKEHyperpolarisation
When the potassium voltage-gated channels open, lots of potassium ions diffuse out of the axon down their electrochemical gradient.
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Key terms in this lesson
- resting potential
- The potential difference of about -70mV maintained across the membrane of a neurone that is not conducting an impulse, with the inside negative relative to the outside.
More in Neuronal Communication
- Generator Potential
- Resting Potential
- Depolarisation
- Repolarisation
- The Action Potential
- Nerve Impulse
- Saltatory Conduction
- Synapses
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