The Action Potential

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Part of book or chapter of book , Other literature type 28 Nov 2015 English Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland

Authors: Michael Chappell; Stephen Payne;

doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-77639-7_3 , 10.1007/978-3-030-39705-0_3 , 10.1007/978-3-319-26197-3_3

The Action Potential

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In this chapter we meet the action potential, the fundamental electrical signalling mechanism used by the body. We introduce the cycle of ion movements associated with the generation of an action potential and the role of different ion gates. We then analyse the system of action potential generation in terms of a simple electrical circuit model.

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