Biology A-Level
Resting potential and the sodium–potassium pump
What Resting potential and the sodium–potassium pump means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Resting potential and the sodium–potassium pump
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Reference: OCR
The inside-negative membrane of a resting neurone, kept by a pump moving 3 Na⁺ out for every 2 K⁺ in and by greater K⁺ permeability.
Topics that use Resting potential and the sodium–potassium pump
- Neuronal communication (OCR A-Level)
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