Talk:Nodes of Ranvier
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Do the nodes of ranvier have anything to do with the sodium pump mechanism (do they actually allow more Na+ and K+ into the axon, depolarizing it further), or do they merely provide a "boost" to the signal as it jumps from node to node?--205.161.211.191 17:34, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
Nevermind, I read about Saltatory Conduction and that answered my question.--205.161.211.191 17:45, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
