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Membrane potential (also transmembrane potential or membrane voltage) is the difference in electric potential between the interior and the exterior of a biological cell.
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TTTA extracted 106 structured relationships around Membrane potential. Examples in this analysis include neurons → instance of → in electrically excitable cells and action potentials → instance of → including oscillations and regenerative events. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| neurons | instance of | in electrically excitable cells | 0.80 | text |
| muscle cells | instance of | in electrically excitable cells | 0.80 | text |
| it is used for transmitting signals between different parts of a cell.Signals in neurons | instance of | in electrically excitable cells | 0.80 | text |
| muscle cellsSignals are generated in excitable cells by opening or closing of ion channels at one point in the membrane | instance of | in electrically excitable cells | 0.80 | text |
| producing a local change in the membrane potential | instance of | in electrically excitable cells | 0.80 | text |
| action potentials | instance of | including oscillations and regenerative events | 0.80 | text |
| a battery is placed in an electrical circuit | instance of | If a voltage source | 0.80 | text |
| the higher the voltage of the source the greater the amount of current that it will drive across the available resistance | instance of | If a voltage source | 0.80 | text |
| ouabain | instance of | or by adding an inhibitor | 0.80 | text |
| the axon can still fire hundreds of thousands of action potentials before their amplitudes begin to decay significantly | instance of | or by adding an inhibitor | 0.80 | text |
| sugar | instance of | they use this potential in turn to transport other ions and metabolites | 0.80 | text |
| diabetes | instance of | which happens in an egg when it is fertilized by a sperm.Changes in the dielectric properties of plasma membrane may act as hallmark of underlying conditions | 0.80 | text |
The concept neighborhoods around Membrane potential bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Potential, Ion and Cell. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Membrane potential, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Membrane potential with Physical basis. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Membrane potential to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Description, Physical basis & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Membrane potential · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout