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PRONUNCIATION OF ACTION POTENTIAL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACTION POTENTIAL

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Action potential is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ACTION POTENTIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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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 excitable cells, which include neurons, muscle cells, and endocrine cells, as well as in some plant cells. In neurons, they play a central role in cell-to-cell communication. In other types of cells, their main function is to activate intracellular processes. In muscle cells, for example, an action potential is the first step in the chain of events leading to contraction. In beta cells of the pancreas, they provoke release of insulin. Action potentials in neurons are also known as "nerve impulses" or "spikes", and the temporal sequence of action potentials generated by a neuron is called its "spike train". A neuron that emits an action potential is often said to "fire". Action potentials are generated by special types of voltage-gated ion channels embedded in a cell's plasma membrane.

Definition of action potential in the English dictionary

The definition of action potential in the dictionary is a localized change in electrical potential, from about –70 mV to +30 mV and back again, that occurs across a nerve fibre during transmission of a nerve impulse.

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Synonyms and antonyms of action potential in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «action potential» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACTION POTENTIAL

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The translations of action potential from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «action potential» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

动作电位
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

potencial de acción
570 millions of speakers

English

action potential
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कार्रवाई संभावित
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

إمكانات العمل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

потенциал действия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

potencial de ação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কর্ম সম্ভাব্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

potentiel d´action
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Potensi tindakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aktionspotential
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

活動電位
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

활동 전위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Potensial aksi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điện thế hoạt động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செயல்பாட்டு திறன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रिया क्षमता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Aksiyon potansiyeli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

potenziale d´azione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

potencjał czynnościowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

потенціал дії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

potențialului de acțiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυναμικού δράσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aksie potensiaal
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

aktionspotentialens
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

aksjonspotensial
5 millions of speakers

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The term «action potential» is regularly used and occupies the 78.454 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about action potential

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACTION POTENTIAL»

Discover the use of action potential in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to action potential and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems
As with a graded potential, a single action potential involves only a small portion of the total excitable cell membrane. Unlike graded potentials, however, ac- tion potentials are conducted, or propagated, throughout the entire membrane in ...
Lauralee Sherwood, 2008
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Essential Medical Physiology
A frequently asked question is whether the flux of Naþ that occurs during the action potential produces a concentration change on the inside of the cell. Alternatively, because of the increase in Kþ permeability during an action potential, there is ...
Leonard R. Johnson, John H. Byrne, 2003
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Medical Phisiology: Principles for Clinical Medicine
Peak of action potential here Inward current 1 2 2 + + ++ + + + + + + + Axon Depolarized region Direction of propagation A Glial cell Axon B Glial cell Axon Action potential here Depolarizes node here C ○ Figure 3.8 Propagation of an action ...
Rodney A. Rhoades, David R. Bell, 2012
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Neurophysiological Basis of Movement
Action potential is probably the most important process in the human body because it is used to transmit information over considerable distances within the neuromuscular system. Its critical feature is propagation: An action potential never ...
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Neuroscience:
If, for example, we pass continuous depolarizing current into a neuron through a microelectrode, we will generate not one, but many action potentials in succession (Figure 4.2). (a) The rate of action potential generation depends on the ...
Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors, Michael A. Paradiso, 2007
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Nerve Cells and Nervous Systems: An Introduction to Neuroscience
Once an action potential is generated by opening of the voltage-gated Na" channels, that part of the membrane where the potential exists is depolarised compared with adjacent parts. The local depolarisation spreads, by means of the passive ...
A.G. Brown, 2001
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Principles and Methods of Toxicology, Fifth Edition
Molecular Basis of QT Prolongation Prolongation of QT intervals on electrocardiograms is caused by prolongation of the action potential of ventricular myocytes. For the cardiac action potential, phase 0 represents depolarization of myocytes ...
A. Wallace Hayes, 2007
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Physiology: Cases and Problems
At low concentration, these drugs decrease the rate of rise of the upstroke of the action potential. At higher concentrations, they prevent the occurrence of action potentials altogether. Based on this information and your knowledge of the ionic ...
Linda S. Costanzo, 2009
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Skeletal Muscle: Form and Function
The functional significance of the action potential mechanism is that, once an impulse has been initiated, excitatory changes automatically take place in neighboring regions of the membrane and so cause the impulse to travel the length of the ...
Brian R. MacIntosh, Phillip F. Gardiner, Alan J. McComas, 2006
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Discovering Biological Psychology
While the cell is relatively hyperpolarized following an action potential, it can respond, but only to larger than normal input. We refer to this period as the relative refractory period. Because the cell is now quite negative, the sodium channels are ...
Laura Freberg, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACTION POTENTIAL»

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Generation and isolation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells from …
... that wraps the neuronal axons and creates defined segments of electrical insulation to maximize the speed of action potential conduction. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
RCT data questions benefits of vitamin B12 supplements for older …
... of the posterior tibial compound muscle action potential amplitude at 12 mo (mean difference: −0.2 mV; 95% CI: –0.8, 0.3 mV),” said the team. «NutraIngredients.com, Jul 15»
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New in Artificial Tech: Lab-Grown Neurons That Imitate Human Cells
The electrical signal is known as an action potential (AP). The AP then propagates along the neuron's spindly axon. When the AP reaches the other end, the ... «Big Think, Jul 15»
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Corporate VCs Still Out to Prove They Belong At the Deal Table
The panel included corporate venture capitalists such as Imran Eba, partner with Action Potential Venture Capital—a strategic fund of ... «Xconomy, Jun 15»
5
Sweden scientists build 'Artificial Neurons' that mimic function of …
Once a neuron receives the chemical signals it gets converted into an electrical action potential, which then travels along the axon of the ... «Techworm, Jun 15»
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Swedish scientists create an artificial neuron that mimicks an …
... electrical pulse of membrane depolarization (action potential) along the axon, causing chemical release at the axon terminals (blue circles). «Lifeboat Foundation, Jun 15»
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Listening with Lasers: Hybrid Technique Sees Into Human Body
(An action potential occurs when electrical signals travel along axons, the long fibers that carry signals away from the nerve cell body.) ... «Yahoo News, Jun 15»
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Spring internship with NIH extends into summer for chemistry major …
“The action potential is the fundamental means for communication within our bodies because of the speed at which a signal travels,” explains ... «Augusta Free Press, Jun 15»
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AC magnetic field mediated neuronal stimulation in brain tissue
Nociceptive neurons produce sequences of action potential in reaction to stimuli which helps to study brain circuitry. Repeated stimulus of ... «News-Medical.net, Jun 15»
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Unexpected Inching Explained by an Ulnar Nerve Anatomic Variant …
An ulnar nerve electrodiagnostic study, which was performed according to current guidelines, documented a reduced sensory nerve action potential amplitude, ... «Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Jun 15»

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