Most texts on neurons give the value of the membrane potential and do not state the absolute values of the intracellular and extracellular potentials in a neuron. I understand that this is because the membrane potential is all that is needed to understand propagation of impulses along a neuron. However, I am curious about the absolute intracellular and extracellular potentials in a resting neuron. Have they been determined? If yes, what are their values if we take our reference of zero potential as a point infinitely far away from the neuron?
What are the values of the absolute intracellular and absolute extracellular potentials in a neuron?
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$\begingroup$ Why care? It's completely irrelevant to any biology. $\endgroup$– Bryan Krause ♦Commented Sep 6, 2021 at 18:49
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$\begingroup$ That doesn't stop it from being a completely valid question. $\endgroup$– TobaCommented Oct 19, 2021 at 7:49
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$\begingroup$ "You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face" from psychology.stackexchange.com/help/dont-ask $\endgroup$– Bryan Krause ♦Commented Oct 19, 2021 at 13:52
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