Voltage-gated Na+ channels open upon reaching what state?
overshoot
repolarization
resting membrane potential
Threshold
The answer is threshold
An action potential is an electrical signal caused by rapid change
in the resting membrane potential (-70mV).This change is caused
when threshold potential(-55mV) reached.
When threshold reached,more sodium will enter the cells causing
further depolarisation and hence rise to action potential.
Overshoot refers to the part of positive membrane potential within the cell.Repolarisation is the state at which the membrane potential return back to the negative voltage and hence sodium channels close.
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