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Physiology Practice question - jayblue22
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A new drug is developed to minimize weakness in neuromuscular disorders such as myasthenia graves. This drug preferentially opens sodium channels without affecting the permeability of other ions. Which of the following effects will the drug most likely have on the resting cell?
a. Membrane potential would move towards the sodium equilibrium potential
b. Cell would hyperpolarize
c. Cell would repolarize
d. Sodium equilibrium potential would remain unchanged
e. Membrane potential would move toward the potassium equilibrium potential
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