Although the membrane potential is quite significant in amplitude (up to a tenth of a volt), it exists in a confined fraction of space, the thin plasma membrane and its associated Debye length, only a few nanometers thick.
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Although the membrane potential is quite significant in amplitude (up to a tenth of a volt), it exists in a confined fraction of space, the thin plasma membrane and its associated Debye length, only a few nanometers thick.