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In the context of graded potantials (in the postsynaptic cell), this is when the graded potential arriving at the trigger zone of the axon hillock is above the threshold potential. This results in an action potential being fired in the neurone<ref>http://www.physiologyweb.com/glossary/s/supra_threshold.html</ref>. | In the context of graded potantials (in the postsynaptic cell), this is when the graded potential arriving at the trigger zone of the axon hillock is above the threshold potential. This results in an action potential being fired in the neurone<ref>http://www.physiologyweb.com/glossary/s/supra_threshold.html</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 10:52, 21 November 2017
In the context of graded potantials (in the postsynaptic cell), this is when the graded potential arriving at the trigger zone of the axon hillock is above the threshold potential. This results in an action potential being fired in the neurone[1].