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Resting Potential

nounid 123398·updated May 18, 2026
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the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse

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the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse

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