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Action potential
| Name: | Action potential |
| Description: | A large, brief, all-or-nothing, regenerative electrical potential, that propagates along the axon, muscle fiber, or some dendrites. Action potentials are usually generated at the axon hillock and propagate uni-directionally down the axon. Adapted from Nicholls, Martin and Wallace 3rd edition. |
| Synonym(s): | Firing, Spike |
| Abbreviation: | AP |
| Super-category: | Membrane potential |
| Id: | PATO_0001463 |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
Categories related to Action potential
A current, Burst firing pattern, Spike Train, Spike repolarization, Steady-state firing
Categories with role Action potential
Transient rapidly-inactivating sodium current have the role Action potential
- Acronym: AP
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| Abbrev | AP + |
| Acronym | AP + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| Definition | A large, brief, all-or-nothing, regenerati … A large, brief, all-or-nothing, regenerative electrical potential, that propagates along the axon, muscle fiber, or some dendrites. Action potentials are usually generated at the axon hillock and propagate uni-directionally down the axon. Adapted from Nicholls, Martin and Wallace 3rd edition. Nicholls, Martin and Wallace 3rd edition. |
| EditorialNote | Image from squid giant axon, Huxley, 1959 |
| ExampleImage |  + |
| Id | PATO_0001463 + |
| Label | Action potential + |
| ModifiedDate | 9 October 2010 + |
| Synonym | Firing +, and Spike + |
