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resting membrane potential

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resting membrane potential,
the transmembrane voltage that exists when a neuron or muscle cell is not producing an action potential.

resting
pertaining to or having the characteristics of a rest (1).

limb resting
posture adopted when the standing animal rests its weight on three limbs and allows the other to relax. The relaxed limb is said to be being rested.
resting line
basophilic lines in the cement in bones. The lines are smooth and level and indicate that the previous activity in the bone was formative.
resting membrane potential
see resting potential.
resting osteoblast
see surface osteocyte.


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