action potential

English

Noun

action potential (plural action potentials)

1. A short term change in the electrical potential that travels along a cell such as a nerve or muscle fiber.

Translations

electrical potential

• Czech: akční potenciál m
• German: Aktionspotential n
• Greek: δυναμικό ενέργειας n (dynamikó enérgeias)
• Hungarian: akciós potenciál (hu)

• Japanese: 活動電位 (かつどうでんい, katsudōden'i)
• Russian: и́мпульс (ru) m (ímpulʹs)
• Swedish: aktionspotential (sv)

Further reading

• action potential on Wikipedia.Wikipedia