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What does hyperpolarization mean?

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Noun
  1. The act or process of hyperpolarizing.
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This channel closes with depolarization and opens with hyperpolarization.
Any change in membrane potential tending to make the inside even more negative is called hyperpolarization, while any change tending to make it less negative is called depolarization.
Another possible physiological role for a hyperpolarization-activated inward current could be in the postburst hyperpolarization that is characteristic of parasol cells.
A slight hyperpolarization occurs due to the charge difference between potassium and sodium ions across the membrane.
Cordycepin decreases activity of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neuron through membrane hyperpolarization.
Bending the cilia in one direction causes the cell membrane to depolarize, while hyperpolarization is induced by movement in the opposite direction.

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