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Mesh term Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials

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Synaptic Potentials

Description

Depolarization of membrane potentials at the SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES of target neurons during neurotransmission. Excitatory postsynaptic potentials can singly or in summation reach the trigger threshold for ACTION POTENTIALS.



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