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Action potential
1) A rapid self-propagating change in the electrical potential across a neuron, gland, or muscle fibre membrane primarily due to a sudden influx of sodium ions followed by an efflux of potassium ions.
2) Abrupt changes in the membrane potential that sweep along the cell membrane of excitable cells in response to excitation stimuli.
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