"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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| 1996 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1998 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 1999 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2000 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2001 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2002 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2003 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2005 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2009 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2010 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2011 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2012 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2013 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 2014 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 2015 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 2016 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 2019 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 2020 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2021 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Action Potentials" by people in Profiles.
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A versatile platform for two-photon neuronal population voltage imaging across cortical depths. Nat Methods. 2026 Aug; 23(8):1622-1636.
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Parallel independent voltage computing along dendrites of CA3 pyramidal neurons. Science. 2026 Jul 16; 393(6808):306-312.
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Human neuronal firing varies with the frequency of local field potential oscillations. PLoS Biol. 2026 Jun; 24(6):e3003818.
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Three-dimensional visualization of arrhythmogenic substrate in mouse hearts using panoramic optical mapping and micro-computed tomography. Nat Cardiovasc Res. 2026 May; 5(5):492-503.
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Sparseness facilitates image encoding across visuo-frontal networks in freely moving macaque. Nat Commun. 2026 Apr 14; 17(1).
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Bundle Branch Area Pacing in Patients With Moderate to Complex Biventricular Congenital Heart Disease. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2026 Apr; 37(4):695-704.
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RealtimeDecoder: A Fast Software Module for Online Clusterless Decoding. eNeuro. 2025 Dec; 12(12).
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Gene Therapy for Inherited Cardiac Arrhythmias. J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2025 12; 18(6):1525-1539.
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Contemporary Outcomes of Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation in Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy: A Meta-Analysis. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2025 12; 36(12):3270-3285.
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Multiomic and electrophysiologic analyses reveal that an inherited MRC2 variant causes fibroblast dysfunction and increased atrial fibrillation susceptibility. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2025 11 01; 329(5):H1055-H1071.