"Action Potentials" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Abrupt changes in the membrane potential that sweep along the CELL MEMBRANE of excitable cells in response to excitation stimuli.
| Descriptor ID |
D000200
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G04.580.100 G07.265.675.100 G11.561.570.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Action Potentials- Action Potentials
- Action Potential
- Potential, Action
- Potentials, Action
Spike Potentials- Spike Potentials
- Potential, Spike
- Potentials, Spike
- Spike Potential
Nerve Impulses- Nerve Impulses
- Impulse, Nerve
- Impulses, Nerve
- Nerve Impulse
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| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Action Potentials" by people in Profiles.
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Disrupting the feed-forward cycle of RyR1 Ca2+ leak and oxidative stress mitigates doxorubicin-induced skeletal myopathy. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2026 07 01; 331(1):C59-C73.
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Role of Mitochondrial ROS for Calcium Alternans in Atrial Myocytes. Biomolecules. 2024 Jan 24; 14(2).
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The 'Reverse FDUF' Mechanism of Atrial Excitation-Contraction Coupling Sustains Calcium Alternans-A Hypothesis. Biomolecules. 2022 12 20; 13(1).
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Mechanism of carvedilol induced action potential and calcium alternans. Channels (Austin). 2022 12; 16(1):97-112.
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Impaired Binding to Junctophilin-2 and Nanostructural Alteration in CPVT Mutation. Circ Res. 2021 07 23; 129(3):e35-e52.
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Mitochondrial calcium uniporter complex activation protects against calcium alternans in atrial myocytes. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2020 10 01; 319(4):H873-H881.
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Heparin reversal with protamine sulfate is not required in atrial fibrillation ablation with suture hemostasis. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2019 12; 30(12):2811-2817.
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Aging and HIV-1 alter the function of specific K+ channels in prefrontal cortex pyramidal neurons. Neurosci Lett. 2019 08 24; 708:134341.
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Left atrial appendage occlusion using a Watchman device in a transplanted heart with biatrial anastomosis. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 03 01; 93(4):758-760.
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Store depletion-induced h-channel plasticity rescues a channelopathy linked to Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol Learn Mem. 2018 10; 154:141-157.