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Hyperpolarization
A state that occurs at the end of an action potential in which the neuron has a more negative voltage than the resting potential.


Read more about this term in the Online Textbook:
Neurobiology: The Action Potential

Related Terms:
Depolarization

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Action potential movement through an axon

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