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Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials
Tree Number(s)
G04.580.887.249
G07.265.675.887.249
G07.265.880.750.199
G11.561.570.918.249
G11.561.830.750.199
Unique ID
D019706
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019706
Annotation
for miniature end plate potentials or miniature excitatory postsynaptic potentials coordinate with MINIATURE POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS
Scope Note
Depolarization of membrane potentials at the SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES of target neurons during neurotransmission. Excitatory postsynaptic potentials can singly or in summation reach the trigger threshold for ACTION POTENTIALS.
Entry Term(s)
EPSP
End Plate Potentials
Excitatory Postsynaptic Currents
Previous Indexing
Evoked Potentials (1967-1997)
Public MeSH Note
98
History Note
98
Date Established
1998/01/01
Date of Entry
1997/06/20
Revision Date
2016/06/23
Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials Preferred
Excitatory Postsynaptic Currents Related
End Plate Potentials Narrower
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