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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