How would the absolute refractory period be affected if voltage-regulated sodium channels failed to inactivate?

A) It would last indefinitely.
B) It would be much briefer.
C) It would be basically unaffected.


A

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Patient X has a tumor of the parathyroid glands that causes a hypersecretion of PTH from these glands. Predict the effect this hypersecretion would have on the skeletal system and on the secretion of calcitonin from the thyroid gland

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________ are cells in the epidermis that are part of the immune system

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