What is the significance of the refractory period?

Nov 16, 2021 ... ... hyperpolarization of the resting potential of the immediate firing motoneurons, even though we did not detect a measurable Ih at voltages ... The brief dip in the membrane potential below the normal resting voltage is termed hyperpolarization. Action potentials propagate a signal along the length of ... Mar 16, 2022 ... Accurate simulations show astonishingly rich and unexpected dynamics in SABRE/X-SABRE, which we explain with a combination of perturbation theory and average ... Mar 21, 2019 ... Significant hyperpolarization was seen in resting membrane potential in I/R group. There was no alteration in the general shape of the ... Hyperpolarization is a lowered membrane potential caused by the efflux of potassium ions and closing of the potassium channels. Resting state is when ... Hyperpolarized fumarate is a promising biosensor for carbon-13 magnetic resonance metabolic imaging. Such molecular imaging applications require nuclear ... Dec 23, 2020 ... In vitro data suggest that myoendothelial coupling underlies EDH-type dilations as evidenced by blocking experiments as well as simultaneous, merely identical ... Mar 21, 2012 ... Signaling at PII output synapses is hyperpolarizing in CA1 principal cells (PCs) but depolarizing in dentate gyrus (DG) PCs. While the reversal ... A hyperpolarized contrast agent indicated for use with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for evaluation of lung ventilation in adults and pediatric patients ... Perhaps even more surprising is that shining light on a photoreceptor, either a rod or a cone, leads to membrane hyperpolarization rather than depolarization ( ...