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What does depolarization mean?

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  1. The act of depriving of polarity, or the result of such action; reduction to an unpolarized condition.
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In either case, there was no outward current through the channels during the depolarization.
Replacement of NaCl for isosmotic sorbitol produced a slight depolarization of the membrane.
In guinea pig airways, anandamide stimulates sensory nerves by inducing depolarization.
Polarization or depolarization of the membrane voltage opens the gate subunits and permits a flood of calcium ions through the cell membrane.
Localized depolarization within a mitochondrial reticulum leads to a virtually instantaneous depolarization of coupled mitochondria.
This induces electrical current in neurons, causing depolarization that then has behavioral effects.

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