"long-term potentiation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

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  1. (neuroscience) A long-lasting (hours in vitro, weeks to months in vivo) increase, typically in amplitude, of the response of a postsynaptic neuron to a particular pattern of stimuli from a presynaptic neuron. Wikipedia link: long-term potentiation Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Neuroscience Synonyms: LTP, long term potentiation Coordinate_terms: short-term potentiation
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