 Action Potentials
"Action Potentials" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Abrupt changes in the membrane potential that sweep along the CELL MEMBRANE of excitable cells in response to excitation stimuli.
| Descriptor ID |
D000200
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G04.580.100 G07.265.750.100 G11.561.570.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Action Potentials- Action Potentials
- Action Potential
- Potential, Action
- Potentials, Action
Spike Potentials- Spike Potentials
- Potential, Spike
- Potentials, Spike
- Spike Potential
Nerve Impulses- Nerve Impulses
- Impulse, Nerve
- Impulses, Nerve
- Nerve Impulse
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Action Potentials" by people in Profiles.
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Herda TJ, Holmes EA, Cleary CJ, Minor KT, Thyfault JP, Shook RP, Herda AA. Motor unit firing rates increase in prepubescent youth following linear periodization resistance exercise training. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2024 Sep; 124(9):2675-2686.
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Thiffault I, Speca DJ, Austin DC, Cobb MM, Eum KS, Safina NP, Grote L, Farrow EG, Miller N, Soden S, Kingsmore SF, Trimmer JS, Saunders CJ, Sack JT. A novel epileptic encephalopathy mutation in KCNB1 disrupts Kv2.1 ion selectivity, expression, and localization. J Gen Physiol. 2015 Nov; 146(5):399-410.
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Wang W, Chan SS, Heldman DA, Moran DW. Motor cortical representation of hand translation and rotation during reaching. J Neurosci. 2010 Jan 20; 30(3):958-62.
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Gu H, Jiang SA, Campusano JM, Iniguez J, Su H, Hoang AA, Lavian M, Sun X, O'Dowd DK. Cav2-type calcium channels encoded by cac regulate AP-independent neurotransmitter release at cholinergic synapses in adult Drosophila brain. J Neurophysiol. 2009 Jan; 101(1):42-53.
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Wang W, Chan SS, Heldman DA, Moran DW. Motor cortical representation of position and velocity during reaching. J Neurophysiol. 2007 Jun; 97(6):4258-70.
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Go A, Srivastava S, Collis L, Coetzee WA, Artman M. Negative inotropic effect of nifedipine in the immature rabbit heart is due to shortening of the action potential. Pediatr Res. 2005 Mar; 57(3):399-403.
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