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boltdude
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Hello,
I'm having a lot of trouble understanding/visualizing the movement of ions through a capacitor. My book says the total current flowing through a neural membrane (that is in steady state) is equal to the current flowing through ion channels (rm) and the capacitor. However, how can ions flow through a capacitor if the plasma membrane is in the way? Thanks - I'll probably need a dummied down explanation to understand this.
I'm having a lot of trouble understanding/visualizing the movement of ions through a capacitor. My book says the total current flowing through a neural membrane (that is in steady state) is equal to the current flowing through ion channels (rm) and the capacitor. However, how can ions flow through a capacitor if the plasma membrane is in the way? Thanks - I'll probably need a dummied down explanation to understand this.