potentiation in English

noun
1
the increase in strength of nerve impulses along pathways that have been used previously, either short-term or long-term.
This increased strength, termed long-term potentiation , can be, despite its name, relatively short-lived.

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1. Acetone potentiation of acute Acetonitrile toxicity in rats

2. The afferent volley showed a considerable posttetanic potentiation in older kittens and cats.

3. 9 In conclusion, dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids enhance duodenal resistance to acid by potentiation of adaptive cytoprotection.

4. 13 In conclusion, dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids enhance duodenal resistance to acid by potentiation of adaptive cytoprotection.

5. 23 Long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD), two forms of synaptic plasticity, are believed to underlie the mechanism of learning and memory.

6. Electrophysiological experiments were performed in prepared brain slices to test the effect of endogenous and exogenous cannabinoids on synaptic transmission and long-term potentiation (LTP) in the amygdala.

7. A greater potentiation of heat killing is observed when the Anisotonic solution consists of pure NaCl in water compared to growth medium made anisoltonic by dilution or by addition of NaCl.

8. The shift in the dose–response curve to the right, which can explain greater postsynaptic potentiation, is unlikely to be caused by accumulation of "monoligand-bound ACh receptor complexes," since experiments were done with active cholinesterase.

9. Abstract POTENTIATION OF THE Antireactive-ANTIASTHMATIC EFFECT OF INHALED LOOP DIURETICS BY INHALED NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS The antireacffve-anffasthmatic effect of inhaled hop diuretics is potentiated by the use of a combination of a loop diuretic and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug as an inhaiant for combating asthma.