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MeSH Heading: Membrane Potentials
Tree Number(s): G01.154.535; G04.580; G07.265.675; G11.561.570
Unique ID: D008564
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008564
Annotation: coordinate with organ /‌physiol
Scope Note: The voltage differences across a membrane. For cellular membranes they are computed by subtracting the voltage measured outside the membrane from the voltage measured inside the membrane. They result from differences of inside versus outside concentration of potassium, sodium, chloride, and other ions across cells' or ORGANELLES membranes. For excitable cells, the resting membrane potentials range between -30 and -100 millivolts. Physical, chemical, or electrical stimuli can make a membrane potential more negative (hyperpolarization), or less negative (depolarization).
Entry Term(s): Delta Psi; Resting Membrane Potential; Resting Potentials; Transmembrane Electrical Potential Difference; Transmembrane Potential Difference; Transmembrane Potentials
Previous Indexing: Electrophysiology (1966)
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68(67)
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/05/30

Concept UI: M0013339
Scope Note: The voltage differences across a membrane. For cellular membranes they are computed by subtracting the voltage measured outside the membrane from the voltage measured inside the membrane. They result from differences of inside versus outside concentration of potassium, sodium, chloride, and other ions across cells' or ORGANELLES membranes. For excitable cells, the resting membrane potentials range between -30 and -100 millivolts. Physical, chemical, or electrical stimuli can make a membrane potential more negative (hyperpolarization), or less negative (depolarization).
Terms: Membrane Potentials Preferred Term
Term UI T025487
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1967); Transmembrane Potentials
Term UI T025489
Date04/04/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Transmembrane Potential Difference
Term UI T655681
Date10/14/2005
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2007); Transmembrane Electrical Potential Difference
Term UI T657408
Date10/31/2005
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2007); Delta Psi
Term UI T000945811
Date08/14/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020)

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