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refractory period [ri′frak·trē ‚pir·ē·əd] (neuroscience) A brief period of time following the stimulation of a nerve during which the nerve will not respond to a second stimulus. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This period, called the duration of carriage, is followed by a refractory period of duration 1/[theta], during which these persons cannot be colonized again. It is not clear whether the built-in, inhibitory mechanisms underlying the postejaculatory refractory period are made use of in these other inhibitory situations. It is theoretically possible, therefore, that even when one assumes an absolute refractory period of 4 milliseconds, each burst elicited 2 to 3 action potentials. |
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