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p.762 left column bottom paragraph:" Anatomical data on mean cell size, and the capacitance per area of membrane, were used to estimate the Na+ that enters to produce action potentials and thus needs to be pumped out again by the Na+/K+-ATPase, consuming ATP. Similarly, patch-clamp data provided quantification of the ions entering to generate typical synaptic currents, which also need to be pumped out (for simplicity all neurons, rather than ~85% [primary source], were assumed to be excitatory)." |