Abrupt changes in the membrane potential that sweep along the CELL MEMBRANE of excitable cells in response to excitation stimuli.
Synonyms: Action Potentials, Spike Potential, Impulses, Nerve, Potential, Action, Nerve Impulses, Spike Potentials, Potentials, Spike, Potential, Spike, Action Potential, Nerve Impulse, Potentials, Action, Impulse, Nerve
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68(67) ,do not confuse with SYNAPTIC POTENTIALS see SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION ,68
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D000200