If the K+ channels of an excitable plasma membrane were blocked by the action of a drug, which process(es) would be

disrupted?



a. repolarization
b. depolarization
c. hyperpolarization
d. repolarization and depolarization
e. repolarization and hyperpolarization


ANSWER: e

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