The following are true about an action potential in a nerve fibre:
a. it occurs when its membrane potential is hyperpolarized
b. it is associated with a transient increase in membrane permeability to sodium
c. there is a decreased in membrane permeability to potassium
d. it has an amplitude which varies directly to the strength of stimulus

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there is a decreased in membrane permeability to potassium

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