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Membrane potential

life science Maturity 5-7

Tiny parts in your body act like batteries.

Cell membrane detailed diagram en.svg
Cell membrane detailed diagram en.svg
These parts use a little power. This power helps your cells work. It can even send signals. This helps you move and think.
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Scheme sodium-potassium pump-en.svg
Can you feel your body working?

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Basis of Membrane Potential2-en.svg
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Electric dipole.PNG
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Diffusion.en.svg
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Cell membrane detailed diagram en.svg
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Scheme facilitated diffusion in cell...
File:Scheme sodium-potassium pump-en.svg
Scheme sodium-potassium pump-en.svg
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Action potential ion sizes.svg
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Potassium channel1.png
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LGIC.png
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Cell membrane equivalent circuit.svg
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Cell membrane reduced circuit.svg
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IPSPsummation.JPG
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