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Which type of membrane protein is directly responsible for maintaining the propagation of action potentials across an axon once it has been initiated

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Answer: Voltage-gated sodium channels

Explanation: Voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) are the basic ion channels for neuronal excitability, which are crucial for the resting potential and the generation and propagation of action potentials in neurons

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