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When the L-type calcium channels become inactivated at about the same time, greatly increased numbers of potassium channels open.

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Large quantities of positive potassium ions diffuse out of the SA node.

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Potassium channels remain open for another few tenths of a second, with resultant excess negativity inside the fiber; this process is called hyperpolarization.

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The effects of the autonomic nervous system on heart rate are called  chronotropic effects.

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Positive chronotropic effects are increases in heart rate.