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hyperpolarize — verb Date: 1946 transitive verb to produce an increase in potential difference across (a biological membrane) intransitive verb to undergo or produce an increase in potential difference across something • hyperpolarization noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
hyperpolarize — hyperpolarization, n. /huy peuhr poh leuh ruyz /, v., hyperpolarized, hyperpolarizing. Physiol. v.t. 1. to increase the difference in electric potential across (a cell membrane). v.i. 2. to undergo such an increase. Also, esp. Brit.,… … Universalium
hyperpolarize — hy·per·po·lar·ize also Brit hy·per·po·lar·ise .hī pər pō lə .rīz vb, ized or chiefly Brit ised; iz·ing or chiefly Brit is·ing vt to produce an increase in potential difference across (a biological membrane) <a hyperpolarized nerve cell> vi… … Medical dictionary
hyperpolarize — hy·per·polarize … English syllables
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Photoreceptor cell — This article is about cellular photoreceptors. For other types of photoreceptors, see Photoreceptor (disambiguation). Rods and cones redirects here. For the Blue Man Group song, see Rods and Cones (song). Neuron: Photoreceptor Cell … Wikipedia
Mammalian eye — Eye Schematic diagram of the human eye … Wikipedia
photoreception — photoreceptive, adj. /foh toh ri sep sheuhn/, n. the physiological perception of light. [1905 10; PHOTO + RECEPTION] * * * Biological responses to stimulation by light, most often referring to the mechanism of vision. In one celled organisms such … Universalium
Smooth muscle tissue — Smooth muscle … Wikipedia
hyperpolarization — noun see hyperpolarize … New Collegiate Dictionary
