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INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- inhibitory postsynaptic potential
1, record 1, English, inhibitory%20postsynaptic%20potential
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- IPSP 2, record 1, English, IPSP
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The change in potential produced in the membrane of the next neuron when an impulse which has an inhibitory influence arrives at the synapse. It is a local change in the direction of hyperpolarization. 2, record 1, English, - inhibitory%20postsynaptic%20potential
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is a local change in the direction of hyperpolarization. 2, record 1, English, - inhibitory%20postsynaptic%20potential
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The frequency of discharge of a given neuron is determined by the extent to which impulses that lead to excitatory postsynaptic potential predominate over those that cause inhibitory postsynaptic potential. 2, record 1, English, - inhibitory%20postsynaptic%20potential
Record 1, Key term(s)
- inhibitory post-synaptic potential
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- potentiel postsynaptique inhibiteur
1, record 1, French, potentiel%20postsynaptique%20inhibiteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- PPSI 1, record 1, French, PPSI
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- potentiel postsynaptique d'inhibition 2, record 1, French, potentiel%20postsynaptique%20d%27inhibition
correct, masculine noun
- PPSI 2, record 1, French, PPSI
correct, masculine noun
- PPSI 2, record 1, French, PPSI
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Avec un retard d'environ 0,5 msec la microélectrode ME2, implantée dans un motoneurone innervant le muscle antagoniste, enregistre une hyperpolarisation ou potentiel postsynaptique d'inhibition (PPSI) dont l'amplitude peut atteindre environ 5 mV et la durée, environ 10 msec. 2, record 1, French, - potentiel%20postsynaptique%20inhibiteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicometría y psicotécnica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- potencial postsináptico inhibitorio
1, record 1, Spanish, potencial%20postsin%C3%A1ptico%20inhibitorio
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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