Imagine a genetic mutation that resulted in a malfunctioning inactivation gate in a voltage-gated sodium channel. The defective gate wouldn't always open and close when it should. What functional problems would this cause for the neurons?
What will be an ideal response?
Neurons' axons would not fire action potentials appropriately. Sometimes, when the gate is improperly closed, they would not fire when they should (despite a strong stimulus). Other times, when the gate remained inappropriately open, the axon would lack a refractory period--it might fire bursts of impulses when only one is called for, and it might propagate impulses backward and forward.
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Gap junctions
What will be an ideal response?