Which failure decreases action potential transmission velocity along axons?

💡 Explanation

Demyelination slows nerve signals because saltatory conduction requires myelin sheaths; loss of myelin increases membrane capacitance, which increases the time constant; therefore, action potential transmission decreases, rather than maintains its same speeds, and other options don't cause similar direct failures.

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