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Noun Concept
Categories: Electrophysiology, Electrochemistry, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Membrane biology, All articles needing additional references
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depolarization  depolarisation  Depolarization block  depolarizations  depolarize
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A loss of polarity or polarization WordNet 3.0
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A loss of polarity or polarization WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In biology, depolarization or hypopolarization is a change within a cell, during which the cell undergoes a shift in electric charge distribution, resulting in less negative charge inside the cell compared to the outside. Wikipedia
A decrease in the absolute value of a cell's membrane potential Wikipedia Disambiguation
Decrease in the absolute value of a cell's membrane potential Wikidata
The act of depriving of polarity, or the result of such action; reduction to an unpolarized condition. Wiktionary
Act of depolarizing. Wiktionary (translation)
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depolarize
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hyperpolarization
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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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depolarization, depolarisation
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depolarization
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depolarization
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depolarization
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depolarisation, Depolarization block, depolarizations, depolarize, depolarized, depolarizing, hypopolarization, Membrane depolarization, Neuron depolarization, neuronal depolarization

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