"Action Potentials" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Abrupt changes in the membrane potential that sweep along the CELL MEMBRANE of excitable cells in response to excitation stimuli.
| Descriptor ID |
D000200
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G04.580.100 G07.265.675.100 G11.561.570.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Action Potentials- Action Potentials
- Action Potential
- Potential, Action
- Potentials, Action
Spike Potentials- Spike Potentials
- Potential, Spike
- Potentials, Spike
- Spike Potential
Nerve Impulses- Nerve Impulses
- Impulse, Nerve
- Impulses, Nerve
- Nerve Impulse
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1996 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1997 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1998 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 1999 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2000 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 2001 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2002 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2003 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2004 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2006 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2009 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2010 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2011 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2012 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2013 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2014 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2015 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 2016 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2019 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 2020 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2021 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Action Potentials" by people in Profiles.
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Inferring synaptic transmission from the stochastic dynamics of the quantal content: An analytical approach. PLoS Comput Biol. 2025 May; 21(5):e1013067.
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Immune cells and arrhythmias. Cardiovasc Res. 2025 Apr 29; 121(3):382-395.
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Somatodendritic orientation determines tDCS-induced neuromodulation of Purkinje cell activity in awake mice. Elife. 2025 Apr 14; 13.
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Ultra-fast photoelectron transfer in bimetallic porphyrin optoelectrode for single neuron modulation. Nat Commun. 2024 11 26; 15(1):10241.
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Multimodal evaluation of network activity and optogenetic interventions in human hippocampal slices. Nat Neurosci. 2024 Dec; 27(12):2487-2499.
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Oligodendroglial fatty acid metabolism as a central nervous system energy reserve. Nat Neurosci. 2024 Oct; 27(10):1934-1944.
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Integrated electrophysiological and genomic profiles of single cells reveal spiking tumor cells in human glioma. Cancer Cell. 2024 Oct 14; 42(10):1713-1728.e6.
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Tomivosertib reduces ectopic activity in dorsal root ganglion neurons from patients with radiculopathy. Brain. 2024 Sep 03; 147(9):2991-2997.
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A BARRage of firing while asleep. Science. 2024 08 16; 385(6710):710-711.
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Cerebellar nuclei cells produce distinct pathogenic spike signatures in mouse models of ataxia, dystonia, and tremor. Elife. 2024 Jul 29; 12.