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Definition of prepotential - 2 dictionary results
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pre·po·ten·tial
Pronunciation: -p&-'ten-ch&l
Function: noun
: a slow depolarization of a plasma membrane thatprecedes the action potential prepotentials were seen and appear similar to those recorded in hippocampal pyramidal cells —Science>—compare AFTERPOTENTIAL
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prepotential pre·po·ten·tial (prē'pə-těn'shəl)
n.
The slow depolarization of a cell membrane that occurs between action potentials.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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