Action Potentials

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

Year introduced: 1968(1967)

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Tree Number(s): G04.580.100, G07.265.675.100, G11.561.570.100

MeSH Unique ID: D000200

Entry Terms:

• Action Potential
• Potential, Action
• Potentials, Action
• Spike Potentials
• Potential, Spike
• Potentials, Spike
• Spike Potential
• Nerve Impulses
• Impulse, Nerve
• Impulses, Nerve
• Nerve Impulse

Previous Indexing:

• Electrophysiology (1966)

See Also:

• Neural Conduction

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Cell Physiological Phenomena
Membrane Potentials
Action Potentials

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Phenomena and Processes Category
Physiological Phenomena
Electrophysiological Phenomena
Membrane Potentials
Action Potentials

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena
Membrane Potentials
Action Potentials