The resting membrane potential is ________ for skeletal muscle and ________ for contractile myocardium. It is ________ for autorhythmic myocardium.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


-70 mV, - 90 mV; an unstable pacemaker potential (usually starts at -60 mV)

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