"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 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 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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Role of Mitochondrial ROS for Calcium Alternans in Atrial Myocytes. Biomolecules. 2024 Jan 24; 14(2).
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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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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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Brilliant Stimulation, One Cell at a Time. Biophys J. 2018 01 23; 114(2):256-258.
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Aging alters voltage-gated calcium channels in prefrontal cortex pyramidal neurons in the HIV brain. J Neurovirol. 2018 02; 24(1):113-118.
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Alternans in atria: Mechanisms and clinical relevance. Medicina (Kaunas). 2017; 53(3):139-149.
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AP and Ca2+ alternans: An inseparable couple. Channels (Austin). 2017 09 03; 11(5):368-369.
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Absence of physiological Ca2+ transients is an initial trigger for mitochondrial dysfunction in skeletal muscle following denervation. Skelet Muscle. 2017 04 10; 7(1):6.
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Dyssynchronous calcium removal in heart failure-induced atrial remodeling. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2016 12 01; 311(6):H1352-H1359.
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Electrophysiological Determination of Submembrane Na(+) Concentration in Cardiac Myocytes. Biophys J. 2016 Sep 20; 111(6):1304-1315.