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MeSH Heading: Refractory Period, Electrophysiological
Tree Number(s): G07.265.753.770; G07.265.760; G11.561.601.770; G11.561.785
Unique ID: D012032
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012032
Scope Note: The period of time following the triggering of an ACTION POTENTIAL when the CELL MEMBRANE has changed to an unexcitable state and is gradually restored to the resting (excitable) state. During the absolute refractory period no other stimulus can trigger a response. This is followed by the relative refractory period during which the cell gradually becomes more excitable and the stronger impulse that is required to illicit a response gradually lessens to that required during the resting state.
Entry Term(s): Inhibition, Vvedenskii; Inhibition, Wedensky; Neurologic Refractory Period; Neurologic Refractory Periods; Neuromuscular Fade; Neuromuscular Transmission Fade; Period, Neurologic Refractory; Periods, Neurologic Refractory; Refractory Period, Neurologic; Refractory Period, Neurological; Refractory Periods, Neurologic; Tetanic Fade; Vvedenskii Inhibition; Wedensky Inhibition
Previous Indexing: Neural Conduction (1966-1971)
See Also: Neural Inhibition
Public MeSH Note: 2007; see REFRACTORY PERIOD, NEUROLOGIC 1991-2006; see NEURAL CONDUCTION 1972-1990; for WEDENSKY INHIBITION & VVEDENSKII'S INHIBITION see NEURAL CONDUCTION 1997-2006; WEDENSKY INHIBITION was heading 1977-1996; VVEDENSKII'S INHIBITION was heading 1975-1976
History Note: 2007 (1972); for WEDENSKY INHIBITION & VVEDENSKII'S INHIBITION use NEURAL CONDUCTION 1975-2006
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/23

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Physiological Phenomena [G07]
- Electrophysiological Phenomena [G07.265]
  - Neural Conduction [G07.265.753]
    - Recruitment, Neurophysiological [G07.265.753.760]
    - Refractory Period, Electrophysiological [G07.265.753.770]

Physiological Phenomena [G07]
- Electrophysiological Phenomena [G07.265]

Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena [G11]
- Nervous System Physiological Phenomena [G11.561]
  - Neural Conduction [G11.561.601]
    - Recruitment, Neurophysiological [G11.561.601.760]
    - Refractory Period, Electrophysiological [G11.561.601.770]

Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena [G11]
- Nervous System Physiological Phenomena [G11.561]

Refractory Period, Electrophysiological Preferred

Inhibition, Wedensky Related

Concept UI: M0014678
Scope Note: A continuous refractory state preventing repolarization that occurs when the nerve is being stimulated with high electrical frequencies and ends when the application of current stops.
Terms: Inhibition, Wedensky Preferred Term
Term UI T028112
Date04/16/1996
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Neuromuscular Fade
Term UI T679525
Date08/11/2006
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Neuromuscular Transmission Fade
Term UI T679526
Date08/11/2006
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Tetanic Fade
Term UI T679524
Date08/11/2006
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Wedensky Inhibition
Term UI T028113
Date04/16/1996
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Inhibition, Vvedenskii
Term UI T028114
Date04/16/1996
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Vvedenskii Inhibition
Term UI T028115
Date04/16/1996
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1997)

Refractory Period, Neurologic Narrower

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