Ionic Basis of Potential Regulation.

The objectives of this contracted research is to understand the mechanisms by which the resting potential of the nerve cell is controlled. The following is a summary of the major findings of this contracted research A new understanding of the physiochemical basis of potential regulation at the resting state. A new type of K channel that controls the resting potential of the nerve axon. Ion-selectivity of the delayed rectifier K channel in squid axon. Potassium efflux through the resting channel of squid axons. Evidence of a Mg-activated channel which appears only in intact squid axons but not internally perfused axons.