By an action potential, abbreviated AP, we mean a generalized [[cell membrane|membrane]]-[[depolarization]] of a [[cell]] when the [[membrane potential]] reaches a threshold value due to changes in the [[ion]] fluxes by extracellular chemical or physical signals or by intracellular metabolic processes. At the heart, the AP appears at the pacemaker cells, the [[Purkinje fibers]] and the work[[myocardium]], where it initiates the [[contraction]]. The AP of the heart muscle cells differs from the AP of the [[nerve cells]] by a pronounced plateau as a result of a strong [[calcium]] influx that begins with depolarization.
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By an action potential, abbreviated AP, we mean a generalized [[Zellmembran/en|membrane]]-[[Depolarisation/en|depolarization]] of a [[Zelle/en|cell]] when the [[Membranpotential/en|membrane potential]] reaches a threshold value due to changes in the [[ion]] fluxes by extracellular chemical or physical signals or by intracellular metabolic processes. At the heart, the AP appears at the pacemaker cells, the [[Purkinje fibers]] and the work[[Herzmuskel/en|myocardium]], where it initiates the [[Kontraktion/en|contraction]]. The AP of the heart muscle cells differs from the AP of the [[Nervenzellen/en|nerve cells]] by a pronounced plateau as a result of a strong [[Calcium/en|calcium]] influx that begins with depolarization.
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By an action potential, abbreviated AP, we mean a generalized membrane-depolarization of a cell when the membrane potential reaches a threshold value due to changes in the ion fluxes by extracellular chemical or physical signals or by intracellular metabolic processes. At the heart, the AP appears at the pacemaker cells, the Purkinje fibers and the workmyocardium, where it initiates the contraction. The AP of the heart muscle cells differs from the AP of the nerve cells by a pronounced plateau as a result of a strong calcium influx that begins with depolarization.
