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Why does decreased calcium in the extracellular fluid allow more sodium to flow through the membranes of nerve cells?
If you decrease the extracellular calcium, wouldn't that lead to a less net positive charge? Thus increasing the need to keep Na+ out of the cell and in the extracellular fluid to maintain the electron gradient?
If you decrease the extracellular calcium, wouldn't that lead to a less net positive charge? Thus increasing the need to keep Na+ out of the cell and in the extracellular fluid to maintain the electron gradient?