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Biology, 02.04.2021 02:20 rickespey9037

For a neuron to function, an input of free energy from ATP is required to set up the sodium and potassium ion concentration gradients such that a signal can be propagated down the axon of a neuron without the necessity of ATP. The system could have worked the opposite way. The neuron could have used ATP to move ions across when a signal was being propagated and then allow natural diffusion to return the ions to their respective sides of the membrane. What advantage does the organism have using ATP up front

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