This produces a distorted record of membrane voltage or current whenever they are changing.
The concentration differences between the inside and outside of the cell determine the membrane voltage.
As the membrane voltage begins to drop the channels recover from inactivation and carry current.
Put into other words it represents the slope of the membrane voltage at the beginning of the stimulation.
The basic requirement is that the membrane voltage at the hillock be raised above the threshold for firing.
To simulate the recovery after the action potential, the membrane voltage is then reset to a lower value .
Because depolarization is a change in membrane voltage, electrophysiologists measure it using current clamp techniques.
The less negative the membrane voltage, the more h gates that tend to close.
In Panel 3, the membrane voltage has grown to the extent that its "strength" now matches the concentration gradient's.
The cost is highest when the cell function requires an especially depolarized value of membrane voltage.