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nbme13/Block 3/Question#15 (reveal difficulty score)
A 33-year-old woman who is right-handed is ...
Voltage-gated Na+ channels ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
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submitted by โˆ—iceberglettuce(15)
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This one was a doozy. I think by saying "nerve studies show slow conduction velocity," they are referencing saltatory conduction impairment. Therefore they are asking us which channels are necessary for saltatory conduction - which would be voltage-gated Na+ channels.

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