Local potential - local potential

Japanese: 局所電位 - きょくしょでんい
Local potential - local potential

…Any factor that causes a change in the resting potential acts as a stimulus to the cell. When a stimulus acts on a neuron, the resting potential (local potential) of a small part of the neuron changes, and when the magnitude of the change becomes smaller than a certain value, an action potential or spike is generated. This spike potential follows the all or none law. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "local potential" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…静止電位の変化を起こさせるような要因は,その細胞に対する刺激として働く。ニューロンに刺激が働いて,ニューロンのある小部分の静止電位(局所電位local potential)が変化し,その大きさが一定値よりも小さくなると,活動電位action potentialないしスパイクspikeが発生する。このスパイク電位は全か無の法則(悉無律(しつむりつ)all or none law)にしたがう。…

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