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| absolute refractory period |
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| The time in the action potential when the plasma membrane cannot respond to an additional stimulus. |
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| actin filament (microfliament) |
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| Smaller fibrils tat generally occur in bundles rather than singly. |
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| A stimulus that exceeds the membrane threshold value, there is a rapid change in the resting membrane potential known as the action potential |
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| the protein transporter moves molecules against, or up, the concentration gradient. |
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| a molecule in which on part is hydrophobic (uncharged or "water hating")and another part is hydrophilic (charged or "water loving") |
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| The energy using process of metabolisim |
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| substrate phosphorylation, |
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