Depolarization

Depolarization is a shift on the value of the membrane voltage towards less negative or even positive values. This action is caused by an increase in the permeability of the cell membrane to sodium or calcium. The opposite process is hyperpolarization.

Depolarizace

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ŠVÍGLEROVÁ, Jitka. Depolarizace [online]. [cit. 2010-11-11]. <https://web.archive.org/web/20160416225051/http://wiki.lfp-studium.cz/index.php/Depolarizace>.