Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials

"Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Hyperpolarization of membrane potentials at the SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES of target neurons during NEUROTRANSMISSION. They are local changes which diminish responsiveness to excitatory signals.

Descriptor ID	D053444
MeSH Number(s)	G04.580.887.374 G07.265.337.615.500 G07.265.337.900.750.400 G07.265.750.887.374 G07.700.240.615.500 G07.700.240.900.750.400 G11.561.570.918.374 G11.561.600.625.500 G11.561.600.835.750.400
Concept/Terms	Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potential Postsynaptic Potential, Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials, Inhibitory Potential, Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials, Inhibitory Postsynaptic IPSP IPSPs Inhibitory Postsynaptic Currents Inhibitory Postsynaptic Currents Current, Inhibitory Postsynaptic Currents, Inhibitory Postsynaptic Inhibitory Postsynaptic Current Postsynaptic Current, Inhibitory Postsynaptic Currents, Inhibitory

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials".

Biological Sciences [G]
Cell Physiological Phenomena [G04]
Membrane Potentials [G04.580]
Synaptic Potentials [G04.580.887]
Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials [G04.580.887.374]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Electrophysiological Phenomena [G07.265]
Electrophysiological Processes [G07.265.337]
Neural Inhibition [G07.265.337.615]
Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials [G07.265.337.615.500]
Synaptic Transmission [G07.265.337.900]
Synaptic Potentials [G07.265.337.900.750]
Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials [G07.265.337.900.750.400]
Membrane Potentials [G07.265.750]
Synaptic Potentials [G07.265.750.887]
Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials [G07.265.750.887.374]
Physiological Processes [G07.700]
Electrophysiological Processes [G07.700.240]
Neural Inhibition [G07.700.240.615]
Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials [G07.700.240.615.500]
Synaptic Transmission [G07.700.240.900]
Synaptic Potentials [G07.700.240.900.750]
Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials [G07.700.240.900.750.400]
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena [G11]
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena [G11.561]
Membrane Potentials [G11.561.570]
Synaptic Potentials [G11.561.570.918]
Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials [G11.561.570.918.374]
Nervous System Physiological Processes [G11.561.600]
Neural Inhibition [G11.561.600.625]
Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials [G11.561.600.625.500]
Synaptic Transmission [G11.561.600.835]
Synaptic Potentials [G11.561.600.835.750]
Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials [G11.561.600.835.750.400]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2009	0	2	2
2010	0	1	1
2011	0	1	1
2013	0	2	2
2016	1	0	1

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