| MAP | malignant atrophic papulosis; mandibular angle plane; maturation-activated protein; maximal aerobic ... |
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| SEP | self-evaluation process; sensory-evoked potential; septum; somatosensory evoked potential; sperm ent... |
| AEP | acute edematous pancreatitis; artificial endocrine pancreas; auditory evoked potential; average evok... |
| AP | accessory pathway; accounts payable; acid phosphatase; acinar parenchyma; action potential; active p... |
| ERP | early receptor potential; effective refractory period; elodoisin-related peptide; endoscopic retrogr... |
| AP | Action Potential |
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| APA | Action potential amplitude |
| APD | Action potential duration |
| APD(50) | Action potential duration |
| APD90 | Action potential duration |
| Nernst potential | See: Nernst equation and ion selective electrodes. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| Nernst equation | <physics> A basic equation of biophysics that describes the relationship between the equilibrium potential difference across a semipermeable membrane and the equilibrium distribution of the ionic permeant species. It is described by: E = (RT/zF).ln[C1/C2 Where E is the potential on side 2 relative to side 1 in volts), R is the gas constant (8.314 J Kexp 1 molexp 1), T is the absolute temperature, z is the charge on the permeant ion, f is the Faraday constant (96500 C molexp 1) and C1 and C2 are the concentrations (more correctly activities) of the ions on sides 1 and 2 of the membrane. It can be seen that this equation is a solution of the more general equation of electrochemical potential, for the special case of equilibrium. The equation described the voltage generated by ion selective electrodes, like the laboratory pH electrode and approximates the behaviour of the resting plasma membrane (see resting potential). (13 Nov 1997) |
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| Nernst's equation | The equation relating the equilibrium potential of electrodes to ion concentrations; the equation relating the electrical potential and concentration gradient of an ion across a permeable membrane at equilibrium: E = [RT / nF Origin: Ln (C1/C 2)], where E = potential, R = absolute gas constant, T = absolute temperature, n = valence, F = the Faraday, ln = the natural logarithm, and C1 and C2 are the ion concentrations on the two sides; in nonideal solutions, concentration should be replaced by activity. See: Nernst's theory, activity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Nernst's theory | That the passage of an electric current through the tissues causes a dissociation of the ions, with consequent concentration of salts in the solution bathing the cell membranes, the electric stimulus being thereby effected. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Nernst, Walther | <person> German physicist and Nobel laureate, 1864-1941. See: Nernst's equation, Nernst's theory. (05 Mar 2000) |
| action potential | <physiology> The sequential, electrochemical polarization and depolarisation that travels across the membrane of a nerve cell (neuron) in response to stimulation (touch, pain, cold, etc.) (09 Oct 1997) |
| bioelectric potential | Electrical potential's occurring in living organisms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biological hazard potential | <radiobiology> Measure of the hazard posed by a given quantity of radioactive material in which the variation in biological effects of the various elements are accounted for. See: integrated biological hazard potential. (21 Mar 1998) |
| biotic potential | <biology, ecology> The potential growth a population of living things can expect if it were living under ideal environmental circumstances. (19 Jan 1998) |
| body surface potential mapping | Recording of regional electrophysiological information by analysis of surface potentials to give a complete picture of the effects of the currents from the heart on the body surface. It has been applied to the diagnosis of old inferior myocardial infarction, localization of the bypass pathway in wolff-parkinson-white syndrome, recognition of ventricular hypertrophy, estimation of the size of a myocardial infarct, and the effects of different interventions designed to reduce infarct size. The limiting factor at present is the complexity of the recording and analysis, which requires 100 or more electrodes, sophisticated instrumentation, and dedicated personnel. (12 Dec 1998) |
| brain potential | <physiology> The electrical charge of the brain as compared to a point on the body; the potential may be steady (DC potential) or may fluctuate at specific frequencies when recorded against time, giving rise to the electroencephalogram. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pacemaker potential | The voltage inscribed by impulses from an artificial electronic pacemaker. (05 Mar 2000) |
| generator potential | Local depolarisation of the membrane potential at the end of a sensory neurone in graded response to the strength of a stimulus applied to the associated receptor organ, e.g., a pacinian corpuscle; if the generator potential becomes large enough (because the stimulus is at least of threshold strength), it causes excitation at the nearest node of Ranvier and a propagated action potential. (05 Mar 2000) |
| receptor potential | The transmembrane potential difference of a sensory cell. Such cells are not generally excitable, but their response to stimulation is a gradual change in their resting potential. (18 Nov 1997) |
| redox potential | <chemistry> The reducing/oxidizing power of a system measured by the potential at a hydrogen electrode. (18 Nov 1997) |
| reduction potential | The inherent tendency of a compound to act as an electron donor or an electron acceptor. Measured in volts. (09 Oct 1997) |
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