Term Information

Accession
GO:0060080
Name
inhibitory postsynaptic potential
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
regulation of inhibitory post-synaptic membrane potential, IPSP
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A process that causes a temporary decrease in postsynaptic membrane potential due to the flow of negatively charged ions into the postsynaptic cell. The flow of ions that causes an IPSP is an inhibitory postsynaptic current (IPSC) and makes it more difficult for the neuron to fire an action potential. Source: GOC:dph, GOC:ef
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0060080 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of inhibitory postsynaptic potential (GO:0060080)
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inhibitory postsynaptic potential [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  chemical synaptic transmission, postsynaptic (GO:0099565)
inhibitory postsynaptic potential [is_a relation] is_a  regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential (GO:0060078)
Children of inhibitory postsynaptic potential (GO:0060080)
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inhibitory chemical synaptic transmission (GO:0098977) [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  inhibitory postsynaptic potential
modulation of inhibitory postsynaptic potential (GO:0098828) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  inhibitory postsynaptic potential
positive regulation of inhibitory postsynaptic potential (GO:0097151) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  inhibitory postsynaptic potential
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