id | GO:0060134   Detailed information |
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  name | prepulse inhibition |
  namespace | biological_process |
  def | "The process in which a startle magnitude is reduced when the startling stimulus is preceded by a low-intensity prepulse." [GOC:dph, PMID:10341260] |
  synonym | "PPI" RELATED [] |
  synonym | "pre-pulse inhibition" EXACT [] |
  xref | Wikipedia:Prepulse_inhibition |
  is_a | GO:0032102 ! negative regulation of response to external stimulus |
  relationship | part_of GO:0001964 ! startle response |
  DPGLEAN00270