If the pacemaker cells in the SA node become more permeable to potassium ions, the

A) heart rate will increase.
B) heart rate will decrease.
C) cells will depolarize.
D) cells will hyperpolarize.
E) heart rate will decrease and cells will hyperpolarize.


E

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