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Major advantage of saltatory conduction.

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Conduction of nerves through myelinated neurons that involve action of voltage gated Na+ channels is known as saltatory conduction. This type of conduction is present in vertebrate organisms that possess myelinated as well as unmyelinated neurons. In a salutatory conduction, nodes of Ranvier play a major role because they are the site for voltage – gated Na+ channels.

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