Ground-Glass Nodules: If Growing, Assume Cancer. Blair Westerly, MD. The more CT scans that are performed, the more ground-glass opacities (GGOâs) are seen and what to do with these abnormalities can be difficult to ascertain for clinicians.
the process of reversing the charge across a cell membrane (usually a NEURON), so causing an ACTION POTENTIAL. In depolarization, the inside of the membrane, which is normally negatively charged, becomes positive and the outside negative.
1. Depolarization occurs because... potassium ions continue to diffuse out of the cell after the inactivation gates of the voltage-gated sodium ion channels begin to close. the extra efflux of potassium ions causes the membrane potential to become slightly more positive than the resting value.