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afterhyperpolarisation

afterhyperpolarisation is the alternative form of afterhyperpolarization.

Meaning of afterhyperpolarization

Noun

afterhyperpolarization (countable and uncountable, plural afterhyperpolarizations)

  1. The hyperpolarizing phase of a neuron's action potential.
    • In sigma-1 KO animals, a reduced afterhyperpolarization results in a higher firing frequency and a stronger muscle contraction.2015, Timur A. Mavlyutov et al., “Role of the Sigma-1 receptor in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)”, in Journal of pharmacological sciences, volume 127, →DOI

Forms of afterhyperpolarisation

pluralafterhyperpolarisations

Questions about afterhyperpolarisation

What is afterhyperpolarisation the alternative form of?
Afterhyperpolarisation is the alternative form of afterhyperpolarization.

Words near afterhyperpolarisation in the dictionary

  1. afterhaps
  2. afterheat
  3. afterheats
  4. afterhind
  5. afterhours
  6. afterhyperpolarisation
  7. afterhyperpolarisations
  8. afterhyperpolarization
  9. afterhyperpolarizations
  10. afterimage
  11. afterimagery

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