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IT has been shown with amphibian muscle1–4 that at an external potassium, concentration of 10 mM/l. or more, the resting membrane potential measured by the micro-electrode technique5 is close to that derived from the relationship: 
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KERNAN, R. Resting Potential of Isolated Rat Muscles measured in Plasma. Nature 200, 474–475 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200474a0
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