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When is the activation gate of the voltage-gated sodium channel closed?.

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During an action potential, sodium channels first activate, driving the upstroke, and then inactivate, facilitating repolarization to the resting potential. The channel's a gate (activation gate) is closed at rest and activates in several steps to an open state after depolarization.

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