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Descriptor English: Membrane Potentials
Descriptor Spanish: Potenciales de la Membrana
Descriptor potenciales de membrana
Entry term(s) delta psi
potenciales de reposo
potenciales transmembrana
Scope note: Diferencias de voltaje a través de una membrana. En las membranas celulares, se calculan sustrayendo el voltaje medido en el exterior de la membrana del obtenido en el interior de la membrana. Son el resultado de diferencias de las concentraciones interna y externa de potasio, sodio, cloro y otros iones en las membranas de las células o de los ORGÁNULOS. En cuanto a las células excitables, los potenciales de membrana en reposo oscilan entre -30 y -100 milivoltios. Los estímulos físicos, químicos o eléctricos pueden hacer que un potencial de membrana sea más negativo (hiperpolarización) o menos negativo (despolarización).
Descriptor Portuguese: Potenciais da Membrana
Descriptor French: Potentiels de membrane
Entry term(s): Delta Psi
Difference, Transmembrane Potential
Differences, Transmembrane Potential
Membrane Potential
Membrane Potential, Resting
Membrane Potentials, Resting
Potential Difference, Transmembrane
Potential Differences, Transmembrane
Potential, Membrane
Potential, Resting
Potential, Transmembrane
Potentials, Membrane
Potentials, Resting
Potentials, Transmembrane
Resting Membrane Potential
Resting Membrane Potentials
Resting Potential
Resting Potentials
Transmembrane Electrical Potential Difference
Transmembrane Potential
Transmembrane Potential Difference
Transmembrane Potential Differences
Transmembrane Potentials
Tree number(s): G01.154.535
G04.580
G07.265.675
G11.561.570
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008564
Scope note: The voltage differences across a membrane. For cellular membranes they are computed by subtracting the voltage measured outside the membrane from the voltage measured inside the membrane. They result from differences of inside versus outside concentration of potassium, sodium, chloride, and other ions across cells' or ORGANELLES membranes. For excitable cells, the resting membrane potentials range between -30 and -100 millivolts. Physical, chemical, or electrical stimuli can make a membrane potential more negative (hyperpolarization), or less negative (depolarization).
Annotation: coordinate with organ /physiol
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Electrophysiology (1966)
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68(67)
DeCS ID: 8734
Unique ID: D008564
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Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/05/30
Membrane Potentials - Preferred
Concept UI M0013339
Scope note The voltage differences across a membrane. For cellular membranes they are computed by subtracting the voltage measured outside the membrane from the voltage measured inside the membrane. They result from differences of inside versus outside concentration of potassium, sodium, chloride, and other ions across cells' or ORGANELLES membranes. For excitable cells, the resting membrane potentials range between -30 and -100 millivolts. Physical, chemical, or electrical stimuli can make a membrane potential more negative (hyperpolarization), or less negative (depolarization).
Preferred term Membrane Potentials
Entry term(s) Delta Psi
Difference, Transmembrane Potential
Differences, Transmembrane Potential
Membrane Potential
Potential Difference, Transmembrane
Potential Differences, Transmembrane
Potential, Membrane
Potential, Transmembrane
Potentials, Membrane
Potentials, Transmembrane
Transmembrane Electrical Potential Difference
Transmembrane Potential
Transmembrane Potential Difference
Transmembrane Potential Differences
Transmembrane Potentials
Resting Potentials - Narrower
Concept UI M0490546
Preferred term Resting Potentials
Entry term(s) Membrane Potential, Resting
Membrane Potentials, Resting
Potential, Resting
Potentials, Resting
Resting Membrane Potential
Resting Membrane Potentials
Resting Potential



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