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Movement of ions in neurons
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
02/06/2010

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Sodium
Definition
passes through with difficulty
electrostatic pressure and concentration gradient both push them into the cell
more outside
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Potassium
Definition
passes through easily
concentration gradient pushes out with 90 mV of pressure, electrostatic pressure pushes at 70 mV
more inside
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Chloride
Definition
passes through easily
equal concentration gradient pressure and electrostatic pressure keep choride at equilibrium, but with more outside
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Various negative protein ions
Definition
do not pass through neuron membranes at all
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