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The Action Potential and Propagation

Action potential

Action potential

A. Schematic and B. actual action potential recordings. The action potential is a clear example of how changes in membrane potential can act as a signal.

These diagrams of real and schematic action potential indicate peak, overshoot, rising phase, falling phase, threshold, failed initiations, resting potential, stimulus, undershoot.

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