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What is the name of the electrical charge that travels down the length of the axon?.
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What is the name of the electrical charge that travels down the length of the axon?.

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Action potential

definition- electrical event typically generated in the axon that signals the neuron as 'active'. An action potential travels the length of the axon and causes release of neurotransmitter into the synapse.
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