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Calcium and Motor Nerve Action Potential

  • Yes, low calcium status (hypocalcemia) significantly alters motor nerve action potential and neuromuscular excitability.
  • Extracellular calcium ions normally have a stabilizing effect on voltage-gated sodium channels in the nerve cell membrane.
  • When calcium levels drop, this membrane stability is reduced, lowering the threshold required to trigger an action potential.
  • Consequently, nerves and muscles become hyperexcitable, leading to spontaneous discharges, muscle cramps, spasms, or tetany.
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