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hyperpolarize
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hy·per·po·lar·ize  (hpr-pl-rz)
tr.v. hy·per·po·lar·ized, hy·per·po·lar·iz·ing, hy·per·po·lar·iz·es
To cause an increase in polarity, as across a biological membrane.


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The K+ depletion can become large enough to result in hyperpolarization of neurons and muscle fibers causing them to become desensitized.
The researchers say that unlike normal MRI, hyperpolarization and a technique called "dynamic nuclear polarization" (DNP) can produce strong MRI signals from a variety of other kinds of atoms besides water.
The PRC plasmalemma becomes less depolarized and the relative hyperpolarization ultimately leads to ganglion cell stimulation (Grusser, 1983; Liebman et al.
 
 
 
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