List the three major factors that contribute to the creation of the resting membrane potential in excitable cells

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The major factors that lead to creation of resting potential are: 1 ) unequal distribution of ions across the plasma membrane, 2 ) inability of most anions to leave the cell, and 3 ) the electrogenic nature of the Na+,K+ -ATPase.

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