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This increase in membrane potential is what causes the cell membrane, which typically maintains a resting membrane potential of-70 mV, to reach the threshold potential and consequently fire the next action potential ; thus, the pacemaker potential is what drives the self-generated rhythmic firing ( automaticity ) of pacemaker cells, and the rate of change ( i. e., the slope ) of the pacemaker potential is what determines the timing of the next action potential and thus the intrinsic firing rate of the cell.
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They may cause mitochondrial swelling through the formation of membrane pores, or they may increase the permeability of the mitochondrial membrane and cause apoptotic effectors to leak out.
The involvement of the proteasome in this process is indicated by both the increase in protein ubiquitination, and of E1, E2, and E3 enzymes that is observed well in advance of apoptosis, During apoptosis, proteasomes localized to the nucleus have also been observed to translocate to outer membrane blebs characteristic of apoptosis.
Electroporation, or electropermeabilization, is a significant increase in the electrical conductivity and permeability of the cell plasma membrane caused by an externally applied electrical field.
These bursts of electricity increase the resting transmembrane potential ( TMP ), so that nanopores form in the plasma membrane.
As a result of this increase in length, the basilar membrane and papilla are both extended, with the latter developing into the organ of Corti, while the lagena is now called the cochlear duct.
As a prebiotic fermentable fiber, its metabolism by gut flora yields short-chain fatty acids ( see below ) which increase absorption of calcium, magnesium, and iron, resulting from upregulation of mineral-transporting genes and their membrane transport proteins within the colon wall.
ABA binds to receptor proteins in the guard cells ' plasma membrane and cytosol, which first raises the pH of the cytosol of the cells and cause the concentration of free Ca < sup > 2 +</ sup > to increase in the cytosol due to influx from outside the cell and release of Ca < sup > 2 +</ sup > from internal stores such as the endoplasmic reticulum and vacuoles.
The inner surface of the jejunum, its mucous membrane, is covered in projections called villi, which increase the surface area of tissue available to absorb nutrients from the gut contents.
The ossicles are essential for efficient coupling of sound waves into the cochlea, since the cochlea environment is a fluid – membrane system, and it takes more pressure to move sound through fluid – membrane waves than it does through air ; a pressure increase is achieved by the area ratio of the tympanic membrane to the oval window, resulting in a pressure gain of about 20 × from the original sound wave pressure in air.
Electroporation is the rapid increase in bilayer permeability induced by the application of a large artificial electric field across the membrane.
This increase in permeability primarily affects transport of ions and other hydrated species, indicating that the mechanism is the creation of nm-scale water-filled holes in the membrane.
Microvilli ( singular: microvillus ) are microscopic cellular membrane protrusions that increase the surface area of cells, and are involved in a wide variety of functions, including absorption, secretion, cellular adhesion, and mechanotransduction.
Freshwater is also pumped into the pressure chamber through a membrane, which increase both the volume and pressure of the chamber.
Their gliding membrane, or patagium, is as large as is geometrically possible: it runs from the shoulder blades to the fore-paw, from the tip of the rear-most finger to the tip of the toes, and from the hind legs to the tip of the tail ; unlike in other known gliding mammals, even the spaces between the fingers and toes are webbed to increase the total surface area, as in the wings of bats.
This causes an increase in venous blood oxygen concentration, allowing the oxygen to diffuse through the capillary membrane and into the arterial capillaries, where oxygen is still sequestered to hemoglobin.
Progressive incorporation of these precursor components within a cell membrane would gradually increase metabolic complexity within the cell membrane, whilst leading to greater environmental simplicity in the external environment.
Larger EPSPs result in greater membrane depolarization and thus increase the likelihood that the postsynaptic cell reaches the threshold for firing an action potential.
This depolarizing current causes an increase in membrane potential, the EPSP.
In voltage clamp, the membrane currents giving rise to hyperpolarization are either an increase in outward current, or a decrease in inward current.
A decrease in oxygen partial pressure, an increase in carbon dioxide partial pressure, and a decrease in arterial pH can all cause depolarization of the cell membrane, and they affect this by blocking potassium currents.
In voltage clamp, the membrane currents giving rise to depolarization are either an increase in inward current, or a decrease in outward current.
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The entry-limiting price will also be raised for potential domestic competition, but unless general inflation permits profit margins to increase proportionately throughout the economy, we might expect the public-limit price to approach the entry-limit price.
Professional touring amplifiers often have input and / or output filtering to sharply limit frequency response beyond ; too much of the amplifier's potential output power would otherwise be wasted on infrasonic and ultrasonic frequencies, and the danger of AM radio interference would increase.
As the height of water increases, movement toward the periphery becomes no longer advantageous, because the reduction in potential energy from working with the centrifugal force is balanced against the increase in energy working against gravity.
As the size of the potential payouts increase, so does the standard deviation.
* Fixed capital — This includes machinery, factories, equipment, new technology, factories, buildings, computers, and other goods that are designed to increase the productive potential of the economy for future years.
In addition, the potential of this mode of transport for the carriage of cargo, especially exports, continues to increase.
The organization argues that the potential of nuclear power to mitigate global warming is marginal, referring to the IEA energy scenario where an increase in world's nuclear capacity from 2608 TWh in 2007 to 9857 TWh by 2050 would cut global greenhouse gas emissions less than 5 % and require 32 nuclear reactor units of 1000MW capacity built per year until 2050.
Although leverage can increase potential returns, the opportunity for larger gains is weighed against the possibility of greater losses.
In some funds, particularly in the US, some of these functions are performed by the investment manager, a practice that gives rise to a potential conflict of interest inherent in having the investment manager both determine the NAV and benefit from its increase through performance fees.
Paracetamol overdose may increase the potential for coma, respiratory problems, and can damage the CNS liver, kidneys, and stomach wall.
These interactions tend to align the molecules to increase the attraction ( reducing potential energy ).
For example, the delay in asserting the claim may have caused a great increase in the potential damages to be awarded, or assets that could earlier have been used to satisfy the claim may have been distributed in the meantime, or the property in question may already have been sold, or evidence or testimony may no longer be available to defend against the claim.
Three other possible reasons minimum wages do not affect employment were suggested by Alan Blinder: higher wages may reduce turnover, and hence training costs ; raising the minimum wage may " render moot " the potential problem of recruiting workers at a higher wage than current workers ; and minimum wage workers might represent such a small proportion of a business's cost that the increase is too small to matter.
In addition, a majority considered disemployment to be a moderate potential drawback to the increase they supported.
A research brief published by the World Bank as part of its Trade Costs and Facilitation Project suggests that Mexico has the potential to substantially increase trade flows and economic growth through trade facilitation reform.
Mining-industry expansion after an increase of mineral prices in 2003 and also potential fiscal revenues in those countries created an omission in the other economic sectors in terms of finances and development.
During the acute withdrawal period systolic and diastolic blood pressure increase, usually beyond pre-morphine levels, and heart rate increases, which have potential to cause a heart attack, blood clot, or stroke.
Despite this, there is unanimity amongst researchers that these items were used to increase the penetrating potential of light projectiles such as harpoons, assegais, javelins and arrows.
It happens that for some neurotransmitters ( for example, glutamate ), the most important receptors all have excitatory effects: that is, they increase the probability that the target cell will fire an action potential.
Numerical simulations have suggested that the eventual formation of a perihelion secular resonance between Mercury and Jupiter ( g < sub > 1 </ sub >= g < sub > 5 </ sub >) has the potential to greatly increase Mercury's eccentricity and possibly destabilize the inner Solar System several billion years from now.
For example, an increase in frequency results in an increase in the maximum kinetic energy calculated for an electron upon liberation – ultraviolet radiation would require a higher applied stopping potential to stop current in a phototube than blue light.
This increase in energy is converted to a gain in potential energy ( pressure ) when the velocity is reduced prior to or as the flow exits the pump into the discharge pipe.
This increase in size ( almost double vertically ) reduces the range of potential predators to those with much bigger mouths.
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