id | GO:0045759   Detailed information |
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  name | negative regulation of action potential |
  namespace | biological_process |
  def | "Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of action potential creation, propagation or termination. An action potential is a spike of membrane depolarization and repolarization that travels along the membrane of a cell." [GOC:go_curators] |
  synonym | "down regulation of action potential" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "down-regulation of action potential" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "downregulation of action potential" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "inhibition of action potential" NARROW [] |
  is_a | GO:0001508 ! regulation of action potential |
  DPGLEAN04999