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The Spike Protein As a Pore-Forming Toxin

Mastering Nutrition

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Activation of a Neuron

Once a neuron is activated or excited, the impulse travels down its length in a series of sodium and potassium channels. And then at the end, that impulse opens a calcium channel, which allows the flow of calcium across the membrane to act as the signal to release the narrow transmitter. When it's finished, it may have several fates. One is to be pumped back where it came from using the energy stored in the balance of ions or other substances across the membrane. So this may happens serially through multiple connections of neurons.

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