What did Alan Hodgkin and Andrew Huxley conclude from their squid axon experiments?
A) The passage of Na+ ions into a neuron and K+ ions out of a neuron results in an action potential.
B) The passage of K+ ions into a neuron and Na+ ions out of a neuron results in an action potential.
C) The passage of K+ ions into a neuron and Ca+ ions out of a neuron results in an action potential.
D) The passage of Cl− ions into a neuron and K+ ions out of a neuron results in an action potential.
E) The passage of Cl− ions into a neuron and Ca+ ions out of a neuron results in an action potential.

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Hodgkin and Huxley's experiments on the squid giant axon led to the conclusion that the rapid influx of sodium ions (Na+) into the neuron and the subsequent efflux of potassium ions (K+) out of the neuron are responsible for the generation and propagation of an action potential.

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