long-term potentiation

Preferred Label : long-term potentiation;

MeSH definition : A persistent increase in synaptic efficacy, usually induced by appropriate activation of the same synapses. The phenomenological properties of long-term potentiation suggest that it may be a cellular mechanism of learning and memory.;

MeSH synonym : long-term potentiations; potentiation, long-term; potentiations, long-term; long term potentiation;

MeSH annotation : note category: a persistent increase in synaptic efficacy; DF: LTP;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-term potentiation;

Details

Origin ID

D017774;

UMLS CUI

C0206249;

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Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Long-Term Potentiation Pathway [NCIt concept]
- long-term synaptic potentiation [GO term]
Record concept(s)
- Long-Term potentiation [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Organ or Tissue Function [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- long-term synaptic potentiation [GO term]

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