Calcium is unique among metals because its ions have a very large concentration gradient across the plasma membrane of all cells, from 10 â3 M Ca 2+ outside, to 10 â7 M Ca 2+ inside.
Originally Posted by Quinne. I think it has a lot to do with motives.... What I learned through studying Alcohol & other Drug work is that in counselling terms, a lapse is a hiccup and a relapse is full-blown return to old behaviours, as well as active addiction.
1. a drop in standard of an isolated or temporary nature: a lapse of justice. 2. a break in occurrence, usage, etc: a lapse of five weeks between letters. 3. a gradual decline or a drop to a lower degree, condition, or state: a lapse from high office. 4. a moral fall.