This concentration gradient is extremely important for setting the resting membrane potential of excitable cell membranes, which is needed for normal contraction of smooth, cardiac, and skeletal muscle.
电化学梯度在可兴奋细胞膜静息电位的形成中十分重要,而平滑肌,心肌还有骨骼肌的收缩都需要可兴奋细胞膜的参与。

![Ions (pink circles) will flow across a membrane from the higher concentration to the lower concentration (down a concentration gradient), causing a current. However, this creates a voltage across the membrane that opposes the ions' motion. When this voltage reaches the equilibrium value, the two balance and the flow of ions stops.[1]](/uploads/202501/12/Diffusion.en.svg3334.png)
