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Myelinated axons have gaps every so often for sodium ions to enter and refresh the action potential. what is one called?

Myelinated axons have gaps every so often for sodium ions to enter and refresh the action potential. what is one called?
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myelinated axons have gaps every so often for sodium ions to enter and refresh the action potential. what is one called?

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The gaps are called nodes of ranvier
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