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threshold potential
GPT 3.5
The threshold potential is the membrane potential that must be reached in order for an action potential to be generated. It is usually around -55 to -40 millivolts in most neurons. Once the threshold potential is reached, voltage-gated sodium channels open, allowing sodium ions to rush into the cell and depolarize the membrane, leading to the initiation of an action potential.

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