Ouabain is a toxin that works by permanently inhibiting the activity of sodium-potassium pumps embedded in neuronal membranes.How would ouabain administration affect the resting potential of a neuron?
A) The magnitude of the resting potential would decrease toward zero.
B) The resting potential would hyperpolarize toward a more negative value.
C) The resting potential would reverse to a positive,rather than a negative,value.
D) Application of ouabain would not affect the resting potential.
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