What did Alan Hodgkin and Andrew Huxley conclude from their squid axon experiments?

a. The passage of Na+ ions into a neuron and K+ ions out of a neuron results in an action potential.
b. The passage of K+ ions into a neuron and Na+ ions out of a neuron results in an action potential.
c. The passage of K+ ions into a neuron and Ca+ ions out of a neuron results in an action potential.
d. The passage of Cl- ions into a neuron and K+ ions out of a neuron results in an action potential.
e. The passage of Cl- ions into a neuron and Ca+ ions out of a neuron results in an action potential


a

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