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afterhyperpolarizations

afterhyperpolarizations is the plural 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

Questions about afterhyperpolarizations

What is afterhyperpolarizations the plural of?
Afterhyperpolarizations is the plural of afterhyperpolarization.

Words near afterhyperpolarizations in the dictionary

  1. afterhind
  2. afterhours
  3. afterhyperpolarisation
  4. afterhyperpolarisations
  5. afterhyperpolarization
  6. afterhyperpolarizations
  7. afterimage
  8. afterimagery
  9. afterimages
  10. afterimpression
  11. afterimpressions

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