The "threshold" potential of a membrane is the ________.
A) point of separation from a living to a dead neuron
B) lowest frequency of action potentials a neuron can produce
C) minimum hyperpolarization needed to prevent the occurrence of action potentials
D) minimum depolarization needed to operate the voltage-gated sodium and potassium channels
E) peak amount of depolarization seen in an action potential
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