Tetrodotoxin is a molecule that blocks voltage-gated sodium ion channels. What would happen if a neuron...

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Tetrodotoxin is a molecule that blocks voltage-gated sodiumion channels. What would happen if a neuron was exposed totetrodotoxin?
Specify the effect of tetrodotoxin on the communicationcapacity of a neuron. Give a detailed answer by describing the roleof sodium ions in producing the action potential.

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