The cells of the SA node do not experience resting membrane potential. why not? Acetylcholine released by the vagus nerve stimulates them to depolarize Excitation of a neighboring cell causes them to always have a positive membrane potential After each action potential, they automatically depolarize due to their pacemaker potential
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