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Membrane Potentials

Known as: resting membrane potential, Transmembrane Potential Difference, Potential, Membrane 
The voltage differences across a membrane. For cellular membranes they are computed by subtracting the voltage measured outside the membrane from the… 
National Institutes of Health

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Action PotentialsLong-Term PotentiationResting Potentialsslow potential
Cell surfaceElectric potential (physical force)Plasma membraneafterpotential

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Electrophysiology (science)

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Review
2003
Review
2003
The mitochondrial membrane potential (deltapsi(m)) in apoptosis; an update.
Mitochondrial dysfunction has been shown to participate in the induction of apoptosis and has even been suggested to be central… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Elucidating the molecular mechanism of the permeability transition pore and its role in reperfusion injury of the heart.
Review
1996
Review
1996
Mitochondria and programmed cell death: back to the future
Review
1995
Review
1995
Endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization: a role in the control of vascular tone.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Structural and Electrophysiological Changes in the Epicardial Border Zone of Canine Myocardial Infarcts during Infarct Healing
Structural and electrophysiological properties of the epicardial muscle which survives on the surface of transmural infarcts of… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The Effect of Acute Coronary Artery Occlusion on Subepicardial Transmembrane Potentials in the Intact Porcine Heart
Subepicardial transmembrane potentials were recorded from intact pig hearts to observe the changes induced by acute ischemia… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Voltage clamp experiments in striated muscle fibres
1. Membrane currents during step depolarizations were determined by a method in which three electrodes were inserted near the end… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Membrane Potential of Brown Adipose Tissue
Membrane potentials were recorded in isolated segments of interscapular brown adipose tissue from rats. After equilibration at 29… 
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
The effect of internal and external potassium concentration on the membrane potential of frog muscle
The ability of potassium to depolarize the membrane of excitable tissues is well known, and the fact that there is a linear… 
Highly Cited
1955
Highly Cited
1955
The effect of the cardiac membrane potential on the rapid availability of the sodium‐carrying system
There is evidence suggesting that the onset of electrical activity in nerve and muscle depends on a specific permeability… 
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