What is the name of the sodium channel within the plasma membrane of the sensory neurone?
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What happens to the stretch-mediated sodium channel when it is deformed?
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Describe how the pacinian corpuscle functions
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sodium channels are stretched hence widening them which allows Na+ ions to diffuse into the neurone - The influx of sodium ions changes the potential of the mebrane and depolarises it, thereby producing a generator potential - The generator -->
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How are the charges distributed across the membrane witha resting potential?
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How are the charges distributed across the membrane with a generator potential?
