PANTHER Class Information 
| Name: | action potential |
| Definition: | A process in which membrane potential cycles through a depolarizing spike, triggered in response to depolarization above some threshold, followed by repolarization. This cycle is driven by the flow of ions through various voltage gated channels with different thresholds and ion specificities. |
| Class ID: | GO:0001508 |
| Parent Lineages: |
biological_process>
biological regulation>
regulation of biological quality>
regulation of membrane potential>
action potential
|
| Child: |
cardiac muscle cell action potential involved in contraction |
| Number Subfamilies/Families: | 108 |
