resting potential

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resting potential - the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse

electric potential, potential difference, potential drop, voltage, potential - the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts

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Finally the cell repolarises, returning to its negative resting potential.

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The oocytes used in this study had a mean resting potential of -33 [+ or -] 1.

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The resting potential may be agitated by chemical neurotransmitters that traverse a synapse and make contact with the dendrites of the receiving neuron.