Action potential
A nerve impulse; a traveling wave of positive voltage that is propagated along a neuron.
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Neurobiology
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The Action Potential
Related Terms:
Voltage-gated channels
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Action Potential movement through an axon
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Synapse
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Synaptic Vesicles
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