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For many neuronal cells, an action potential or a burst of action potentials is followed by a hyperpolarisation, where the neuronal membrane potential is lower than the neuron's normal resting membrane potential. In various models, different parts of this AHP with different time constants and different pharmacology have been described and molecular mechanisms, most of them different potassium channels, have been suggested.
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(2007). Afterhyperpolarisation. In: Schmidt, R., Willis, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29805-2_127
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