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Cell Physiological Phenomena > Membrane Potentials > Action Potentials

Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Nervous System Physiological Phenomena > Membrane Potentials > Action Potentials

Physical Phenomena > Biophysical Phenomena > Membrane Potentials > Action Potentials

Physiological Phenomena > Electrophysiological Phenomena > Membrane Potentials > Action Potentials

Preferred term

Action Potentials

Topical Descriptor

Membrane Potentials

Neural Conduction

Impulse, Nerve
Impulses, Nerve
Nerve Impulse
Nerve Impulses
Potential, Spike
Potentials, Spike
Spike Potential
Spike Potentials

do not confuse with SYNAPTIC POTENTIALS see SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION

Abrupt changes in the membrane potential that sweep along the CELL MEMBRANE of excitable cells in response to excitation stimuli.

History note

68(67)

aktiopotentiaalit

Finnish
aktiopotentiaali
aktiopulssi
herätejännite
impulssi
toimintajännite
Aktionspotentialer

Swedish
Nervimpulser

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000200

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