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Definition of Hyperpolarizes
1. hyperpolarize [v] - See also: hyperpolarize
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperpolarizes
Literary usage of Hyperpolarizes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"We now report the effects of cyclic AMP on the membrane potential of vascular
smooth muscle. Isoproterenol, a beta-adrenergic agent, hyperpolarizes the ..."
2. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the 2nd NIMH Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"In cells not under voltage clamp, the GnRH-induced periodic opening of the K(Ca)
channels hyperpolarizes the cell rhythmically, and after each ..."
3. Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States (1994)
"Luebke, JI; Greene, RW; Semba, K.; Kamondi, A.; McCarley, RW; and Reiner, PB
Serotonin hyperpolarizes cholinergic low-threshold burst neurons in the rat ..."
4. The Neuroscience of Mental Health: A Report on Neuroscience Research edited by Stephen H. Koslow (1997)
"Thalamic neurons, for example, can fire repetitively or in bursts depending on
whether synaptic input depolarizes or hyperpolarizes the neuronal membrane. ..."