Refractory Period, Electrophysiological
The period of time following the triggering of an ACTION POTENTIAL when the CELL MEMBRANE has changed to an unexcitable state and is gradually restored to the resting (excitable) state. During the absolute refractory period no other stimulus can trigger a response. This is followed by the relative refractory period during which the cell gradually becomes more excitable and the stronger impulse that is required to illicit a response gradually lessens to that required during the resting state.
Year introduced: 2007 (1972)
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Tree Number(s): G07.265.753.770, G07.265.760, G11.561.601.770, G11.561.785
MeSH Unique ID: D012032
Entry Terms:
- Electrophysiological Refractory Period
- Electrophysiological Refractory Periods
- Refractory Periods, Electrophysiological
- Inhibition, Wedensky
- Neuromuscular Fade
- Fade, Neuromuscular
- Neuromuscular Transmission Fade
- Fade, Neuromuscular Transmission
- Transmission Fade, Neuromuscular
- Tetanic Fade
- Fade, Tetanic
- Wedensky Inhibition
- Inhibition, Vvedenskii
- Vvedenskii Inhibition
- Refractory Period, Neurologic
- Neurologic Refractory Periods
- Period, Neurologic Refractory
- Neurologic Refractory Period
- Refractory Periods, Neurologic
- Refractory Period, Neurological
- Neurological Refractory Period
- Neurological Refractory Periods
- Refractory Periods, Neurological
- Periods, Neurologic Refractory
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