Sentences with phrase «sodium ions rush»
When the neuron is stimulated, sodium ions rush into the cell and potassium ions rush out, leaving the neuron with a positive electrochemical charge.
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The video relies on a cascade of chemical reactions: When a neurotransmitter called kainate binds to the surface of an astrocyte, a molecular floodgate opens and sodium ions rush in.
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When the neuron gets a cue, gates on sodium channels are thrown open, ions rush in, and the voltage surges.
Action potential When about 0.1 volt kicks in (1/100, 000 the strength of a static shock from a rug), negatively charged potassium rushes out of the cell, and positively charged sodium floods in at 100,000,000 ions per second.
When a cell receives a stimulus, the cell opens gates that allow sodium ions to rush into the cells and potassium ions to rush out.