"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Action Potentials" by people in Profiles.
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Restore axonal conductance in a locally demyelinated axon with electromagnetic stimulation. J Neural Eng. 2025 Feb 14; 22(1).
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Does Muscle Pain Induce Alterations in the Pelvic Floor Motor Unit Activity Properties in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome? A High-Density sEMG-Based Study. Sensors (Basel). 2024 Nov 21; 24(23).
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Spiking Noise and Information Density of Neurons in Visual Area V2 of Infant Monkeys. J Neurosci. 2019 07 17; 39(29):5673-5684.
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Noisy Spiking in Visual Area V2 of Amblyopic Monkeys. J Neurosci. 2017 01 25; 37(4):922-935.
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Analyzing and Modeling the Dysfunction of Inhibitory Neurons in Alzheimer's Disease. PLoS One. 2016; 11(12):e0168800.
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Gene expression profiling of midbrain dopamine neurons upon gestational nicotine exposure. Med Biol Eng Comput. 2017 Mar; 55(3):467-482.
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?-Adrenergic modulation of spontaneous spatiotemporal activity patterns and synchrony in hyperexcitable hippocampal circuits. J Neurophysiol. 2012 Jul; 108(2):658-71.
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Retinal pathway origins of the pattern electroretinogram (PERG). Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Nov 01; 52(12):8571-84.
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Modeling carbachol-induced hippocampal network synchronization using hidden Markov models. J Neural Eng. 2010 Oct; 7(5):056012.
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Coi-wiz: An interactive computer wizard for analyzing cardiac optical signals. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2009; 2009:1828-31.