BIOL 117 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Tetraodontidae, Resting Potential, Lipid Bilayer

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Lecture 7 9 membrane potential: the neuronal membrane. Like all cells, membranes in the ns are made of phospholipids with hydrophilic phosphate head and hydrophobic lipid tails. Proteins in neurons: associated with lipid bilayer, can be attached in intercellular side, extracellular side, or pass all the way through (passageways for water-soluble molecules). Lipid portion allows these proteins to move slightly twist and contort to open and (fluid mosaic: channels: open and close for water-soluble molecules and are usually specific for certain ions i. ii. iii. iv. Open and close by twisting and contorting within membrane to allow ions to pass through. This influences the probability of an ion channel of a specific type will open or close, which has to do with proteins moving around due to thermal energy. Channels are open refers to probability of that channel being open is high. Gated channels: open or close in response to trigger of sorts.

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