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9 years ago
Explain how hypokalemia will initially affect the resting membrane potential and the generation of an action potential.
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9 years ago
hyperkalemia depolarizes the memebrane...
hypokalemia hyperpolarizes the membrane...
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9 years ago
As far as I know, hyperkalemia causes the resting membrane potential to be more negative, so that makes an action potential harder to achieve. And hypokalemia causes the resting membrane potential to be more positive, so that makes an action potential easier to achieve.
(correct me if I were wrong.)
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