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Action Potentials

A nerve cell receives, conducts and transmits signals. Neurons propagate signals in the form of action potentials. This animation provides visual aids for how an action potential is conducted across an axon and how sodium channels also play a role in this neurotransmission.

Keywords:
neurotransmission, axons, sodium channels, action potential
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Material Type:
Animation
Date Added to MERLOT:
November 10, 2013
Date Modified in MERLOT:
October 2, 2019
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Submitter:
Jim Bidlack
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division
Technical Format:
Website
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Language:
English
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Unknown
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