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(redirected from resting potential)

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They help regulate the resting potential of the neuron as well as the threshold and frequency of generation of action potentials, which are the all-or-none electrical signals used in brain communication.
These channels underlie a potassium current called the M-current, which is important in the regulation of the resting potential and electrical firing of certain nerve cells.
 
 
 
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