What would you expect to happen to the membrane potential


Problem: The pyrethrin insecticides, derived from chrysanthemums, disable the inactivation gates of voltage- gated sodium channels. In neurons poisoned with what would you expect to happen to the membrane potential as a result?

a) It is unable to depolarize.

b) It depolarizes and remains depolarized longer than normal.

c) It depolarizes and then repolarizes as it normally would.

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