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positive regulation of membrane potential

Term Information

Accession
GO:0045838
Name
positive regulation of membrane potential
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
elevation of membrane potential, up regulation of membrane potential, up-regulation of membrane potential, upregulation of membrane potential, activation of membrane potential, stimulation of membrane potential
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of establishment or extent of a membrane potential, the electric potential existing across any membrane arising from charges in the membrane itself and from the charges present in the media on either side of the membrane. Source: GOC:go_curators
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0045838 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of positive regulation of membrane potential (GO:0045838)
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positive regulation of membrane potential [is_a relation] is_a  regulation of membrane potential (GO:0042391)
Children of positive regulation of membrane potential (GO:0045838)
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positive regulation of mitochondrial membrane potential (GO:0010918) [is_a relation] is_a  positive regulation of membrane potential
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