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inhibitory postsynaptic potential

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Also known as: IPSP

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function in nervous system

In nervous system: Postsynaptic potential
…impulse, it is called an inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP). The interaction of competing EPSPs and IPSPs at the hundreds or even thousands of synapses on a single neuron determines whether the nerve impulse arriving at the presynaptic terminals will be regenerated in the postsynaptic membrane.
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