Card 10 / 27: What are the opposite roles of voltage-gated sodium channels and voltage-gated potassium channels?
Answer:
The opening of voltage-gated sodium channels, followed by the influx of Na+, transmits an Action Potential after the membrane has sufficiently depolarized. The delayed opening of potassium channels allows K+ to exit the cell, to repolarize the membrane.
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