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Title: neurophysiology of nerve impulses
Post by: stellav2010 on Feb 10, 2013
explain why increasing extracellular k reduces the net diffusion of k out of the neruon


Title: Re: neurophysiology of nerve impulses
Post by: bio_man on Feb 11, 2013
Increasing the extracellular potassium reduces the concentration gradient, and less potassium diffuses out of the neuron and into the cell.