TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Membrane Potential and the Passive Electrical Properties of the Neuron PY - 2014 T2 - Principles of Neural Science, Fifth Edition AB - The Resting Membrane Potential Results from the Separation of Charge Across the Cell MembraneThe Resting Membrane Potential Is Determined by Nongated and Gated Ion ChannelsOpen Channels in Glial Cells Are Permeable to Potassium OnlyOpen Channels in Resting Nerve Cells Are Permeable to Several Ion SpeciesThe Electrochemical Gradients of Sodium, Potassium, and Calcium Are Established by Active Transport of the IonsChloride Ions Are Also Actively TransportedThe Balance of Ion Fluxes That Maintains the Resting Membrane Potential Is Abolished During the Action PotentialThe Contributions of Different Ions to the Resting Membrane Potential Can Be Quantified by the Goldman EquationThe Functional Properties of the Neuron Can Be Represented as an Electrical Equivalent CircuitThe Passive Electrical Properties of the Neuron Affect Electrical SignalingMembrane Capacitance Slows the Time Course of Electrical SignalsMembrane and Axoplasmic Resistance Affect the Efficiency of Signal ConductionLarge Axons Are More Easily Excited Than Small AxonsPassive Membrane Properties and Axon Diameter Affect the Velocity of Action Potential PropagationAn Overall View SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101677543 ER -