Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To cause an increase in polarity, as across a biological membrane.
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- verb To increase the
polarity of something, especially the polarity across abiological membrane .
Etymologies
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hyper- + polarize
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Examples
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Amacrine cells, which share the histamine receptors of LMCs, should hyperpolarize to light increments and contribute in the sensitivity control of R-LMC synapses
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Anton Nikolaev et al. 2009
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In addition, it has been shown that strychnine (a glycine antagonist) but not Bic iontophoresis on motoneurons reverse their hyperpolarization during PS indicating that the premotoneurons responsible use glycine and not GABA to hyperpolarize them during PS
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