excitatory postsynaptic potential

biochemistry

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function in nervous system

  • neuron; conduction of the action potential
    In nervous system: Postsynaptic potential

    …generated, it is called an excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP). Other neurotransmitters stimulate a net efflux of positive charge (usually in the form of K+ diffusing out of the cell), leaving the inside of the membrane more negative. Because this hyperpolarization draws the membrane potential farther from the threshold, making it…

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