<Dl> <Dd> E m = g K + g t o t E K + + g N a + g t o t E N a + + g C l − g t o t E C l − (\ displaystyle E_ (m) = (\ frac (g_ (K ^ (+))) (g_ (tot))) E_ (K ^ (+)) + (\ frac (g_ (Na ^ (+))) (g_ (tot))) E_ (Na ^ (+)) + (\ frac (g_ (Cl ^ (-))) (g_ (tot))) E_ (Cl ^ (-))), </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> E m = g K + g t o t E K + + g N a + g t o t E N a + + g C l − g t o t E C l − (\ displaystyle E_ (m) = (\ frac (g_ (K ^ (+))) (g_ (tot))) E_ (K ^ (+)) + (\ frac (g_ (Na ^ (+))) (g_ (tot))) E_ (Na ^ (+)) + (\ frac (g_ (Cl ^ (-))) (g_ (tot))) E_ (Cl ^ (-))), </Dd> <Ul> <Li> E is the membrane potential, measured in volts </Li> <Li> E is the equilibrium potential for ion X, also in volts </Li> <Li> g is the relative conductance of ion X in arbitrary units (e.g. siemens for electrical conductance) </Li> <Li> g is the total conductance of all permeant ions, in this case g + g + g </Li> </Ul> <Li> E is the membrane potential, measured in volts </Li>

Describe the factors that maintain a resting membrane potential