Multiple sclerosis is a disease which causes destruction of the myelin sheath of neurons. What effect is this disease likely to have on action potential propagation?

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Slow down the conduction velocity because loss of the myelin sheath will increase the number of action potentials that has to be produced

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Speed up the conduction velocity because loss of the myelin sheath will reduce the number of action potentials that has to be produced

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Speed up the conduction velocity because loss of the myelin sheath will increase the number of action potentials that has to be produced

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Speed up the conduction velocity because loss of the myelin sheath will reduce axon diameter

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Slow down the conduction velocity because loss of the myelin sheath will reduce the number of action potentials that has to be produced

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