Nerve impulses are essentially action potentials propagating along the axon as a wave of depolarization.
Potentiels d'action se déplaçant le long de l'axone sous forme d'une vague de dépolarisation.
| Front | nerve impulses are |
|---|---|
| Back | action potentials moving along the axon as a wave of depolarisation |
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