"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 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2000 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2001 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2002 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2003 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 2004 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 2005 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2006 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 2007 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2008 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2009 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| 2010 | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| 2011 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 2012 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2015 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 2016 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2017 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 2018 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 2019 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2020 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2025 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Action Potentials" by people in Profiles.
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Intrinsic properties link a network model to zebra finch song. Elife. 2026 Jun 25; 13.
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Differential motor unit firing rate and hypertrophic adaptations of the vastus lateralis despite similar strength increases following high-load versus combined high- and low-load resistance training interventions. Exp Brain Res. 2026 Jun 21; 244(7).
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Evolution of our understanding of the sodium channel fast inactivation: From Hodgkin and Huxley to the structural era. J Gen Physiol. 2026 Jul 06; 158(4).
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Optimal pace timing for left bundle branch area pacing with or without an additional LV lead: results from the CSPOT study. Europace. 2026 May 06; 28(5).
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Sodium Channel Isoform Diversity Underlies Chamber-Specific Cardiac Excitability. Circ Res. 2026 Apr 24; 138(9):e328159.
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Task success in trained spiking neural network models coincides with emergence of cross-stimulus-modulated inhibition. Biol Cybern. 2026 Jan 07; 120(1):2.
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Molecular basis of sodium channel inactivation. Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 26; 16(1):10565.
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Behavioral Timescale Synaptic Plasticity: A Burst in the Field of Learning and Memory. J Neurosci. 2025 11 12; 45(46).
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Gene Therapies in Atrial Fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2025 12; 18(6):1503-1510.
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Interleaving asynchronous and synchronous activity in balanced cortical networks with short term synaptic depression. Nat Commun. 2025 Sep 30; 16(1):8657.