action potential — n a momentary reversal in the potential difference across a plasma membrane (as of a nerve cell or muscle fiber) that occurs when a cell has been activated by a stimulus called also spike potential compare RESTING POTENTIAL see afterpotential … Medical dictionary
Action potential — In physiology, an action potential is a short lasting event in which the electrical membrane potential of a cell rapidly rises and falls, following a consistent trajectory. Action potentials occur in several types of animal cells, called… … Wikipedia
action potential — Physiol. the change in electrical potential that occurs between the inside and outside of a nerve or muscle fiber when it is stimulated, serving to transmit nerve signals. Cf. nerve impulse. [1925 30] * * * Brief (about one thousandth of a… … Universalium
action potential — veiksmo potencialas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Elektrinis impulsas, atsirandantis sudirgintos ląstelės išorinėje membranoje. atitikmenys: angl. action potential vok. Aktionspotential, n rus. пиковый потенциал, m;… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
action potential — veiksmo potencialas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. action potential vok. Aktionspotential, n rus. пиковый потенциал, m; потенциал действия, m pranc. potentiel d’action, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
action potential — veiksmo potencialas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Elektrinis impulsas, atsirandantis sudirgintos ląstelės išorinėje membranoje. atitikmenys: angl. action potential rus. потенциал действия … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
action potential — noun Date: 1926 a momentary reversal in electrical potential across a plasma membrane (as of a nerve cell or muscle fiber) that occurs when a cell has been activated by a stimulus … New Collegiate Dictionary
action potential — A temporary change in potential that occurs across the surface membrane of a muscle or nerve cell following stimulation … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
action potential — noun A short term change in the electrical potential that travels along a cell such as a nerve or muscle fiber … Wiktionary
action potential — noun Physiology the change in electrical potential associated with the passage of an impulse along the membrane of a muscle cell or nerve cell … English new terms dictionary
