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MeSH Heading: Action Potentials
Tree Number(s): G04.580.100; G07.265.675.100; G11.561.570.100
Unique ID: D000200
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000200
Annotation: do not confuse with SYNAPTIC POTENTIALS see SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION
Scope Note: Abrupt changes in the membrane potential that sweep along the CELL MEMBRANE of excitable cells in response to excitation stimuli.
Entry Term(s): Nerve Impulses; Spike Potentials
Previous Indexing: Electrophysiology (1966)
See Also: Neural Conduction
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68(67)
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/01/15

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

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Action Potentials MeSH Descriptor Data 2025