Preferred Label : miniature postsynaptic potentials;
MeSH definition : Postsynaptic potentials generated from a release of neurotransmitters from a presynaptic
nerve terminal in the absence of an ACTION POTENTIAL. They may be m.e.p.p.s (miniature
EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS) or m.i.p.p.s (miniature INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC
POTENTIALS).;
MeSH synonym : miniature postsynaptic potential; postsynaptic potential, miniature; postsynaptic potentials, miniature; potential, miniature postsynaptic; potentials, miniature postsynaptic;
MeSH hyponym : miniature end plate potentials; MEPPS; MEPPSs; Miniature End Plate Potential; Spontaneous End Plate Potentials;
Related MeSH term : spontaneous postsynaptic potentials; Postsynaptic Potential, Spontaneous; Postsynaptic Potentials, Spontaneous; Potential, Spontaneous Postsynaptic; Potentials, Spontaneous Postsynaptic; Spontaneous Postsynaptic Potential;
MeSH annotation : for miniature end plate potentials or miniature excitatory postsynaptic potentials
coordinate with EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; for miniature inhibitory postsynaptic
potentials coordinate with INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS;
Origin ID : D055369;
UMLS CUI : C2350341;
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Postsynaptic potentials generated from a release of neurotransmitters from a presynaptic
nerve terminal in the absence of an ACTION POTENTIAL. They may be m.e.p.p.s (miniature
EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS) or m.i.p.p.s (miniature INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC
POTENTIALS).