Describe the role of voltage gated sodium channels in action potentials that travel along the sarcolemma.

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Describe the role of voltage gated sodium channels in actionpotentials that travel along the sarcolemma.

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Action potentials result from the depolarization of the cell membrane the sarcolemma which opens voltagesensitive sodium channels These become inactivated and the membrane is repolarized    See Answer
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