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membrane potential

[′mem‚brān pə‚ten·chəl]
(physiology)
A potential difference across a living cell membrane.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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