Membrane Potential Chemicals
References
Sodium (Na+)
Potassium (K+)
Chloride (Cl-)
Anion (A-)
Some Example Concentrations
Ion
Axoplasm
Blood
Seawater
Potassium
400
20
10
Sodium
50
440
460
Chloride
60
560
540
Calcium
0.0001
10
10
In From Neuron to Brain by Nicholls, Martin and Wallace page 75.
Data from Hodgkin (1964); Baker, Hodgkin and Ridgeway (1971)
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