Cardiac action potential. The cardiac action potential is a brief change in voltage (membrane potential) across the cell membrane of heart cells. This is caused by the movement of charged atoms (called ions) between the inside and outside of the cell, through proteins called ion channels.
Smoke's Poutinerie is a Canadian nationwide poutine franchise founded by entrepreneur Ryan Smolkin. Founded in Toronto in 2008, its premiere location was the first poutine-exclusive restaurant in that town. Smolkin was inspired by Montreal restaurant La Banquise, which serves many different kinds of poutine. Smolkin frequents La Banquise whenever he visits Montreal.
Thereâs a few creation myths told about the origins of this greasy favourite, but they are all basically a variation of this one dating back to 1957 in Warwick: At a restaurant called Le Lutin Qui Rit, a client asked the owner Fernand Lachance (who calls himself the father of poutine) to mix fries and cheese curds together in the same bag, with gravy on top to keep the fries warm.