Preferred Label : excitatory postsynaptic potentials;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : epsp; excitatory postsynaptic potential; postsynaptic potential, excitatory; potential, excitatory postsynaptic; postsynaptic potentials, excitatory; potentials, excitatory postsynaptic;
MeSH hyponym : end plate potentials; End Plate Potential; Plate Potential, End; Plate Potentials, End; Potential, End Plate; Potentials, End Plate;
Related MeSH term : excitatory postsynaptic currents; Current, Excitatory Postsynaptic; Currents, Excitatory Postsynaptic; Excitatory Postsynaptic Current; Postsynaptic Current, Excitatory; Postsynaptic Currents, Excitatory;
MeSH annotation : for miniature end plate potentials or miniature excitatory postsynaptic potentials
coordinate with MINIATURE POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS;
Origin ID : D019706;
UMLS CUI : C0524913;
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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.