1). opening of NA^+ gates
2). opening of CA^2+ slow channels
3). opening of CA^2+ fast channels
4). opening of K^+ gates
2007-02-04 04:08:16 · 4 answers · asked by victoria k 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
It's been a long time since I've been to school, so I'll give it a try. I could be wrong, but after thinking about this, I imagine that most of your anti-hypertensive drugs are usually calcium channel blockers, like Inderal. So...you know it's not going to be sodium, so by the process of elimination, it would leave the potassium gates. Like I said, it's been a long time since I was in school, let me know what you find out.
2007-02-04 04:24:55 · answer #1 · answered by cajunrescuemedic 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any action potential is marked by the K+ gates opening. There is typically a substanial differential between the K concentration in the cell and outside the cell - this goes along with a voltage differential.
2007-02-04 15:39:17 · answer #2 · answered by c_schumacker 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Repolarization?
2007-02-04 12:12:34 · answer #3 · answered by Queen-o-the-Damned 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For me...by the 11:11 phenomenon...
2007-02-04 12:11:41 · answer #4 · answered by Kiera B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋