Shunting is an event in the neuron which occurs when an excitatory postsynaptic potential and an inhibitory postsynaptic potential are occurring close to each other on a dendrite, or are both on the soma of the cell. According to temporal summation one would expect the inhibitory and excitatory currents to be summed linearly to describe the result...
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[rail] The occupation of shunter/switcher is particularly dangerous because not only is there the risk of being run over, but on some railway systems — particularly ones that use hook-and-chain coupling systems — the shunters have to get between the wagons/carriages in order to complete the coupling and uncoupling. This was particularly...
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• (vb. n.) Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage. • (vb. n.) Switching; as, shunting engine, yard, etc. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shunt
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(from the article `respiration, human`) In shunting, venous blood enters the bloodstream without passing through functioning lung tissue. Shunting of blood may result from abnormal vascular ...
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Shunt'ing present participle & verbal noun of
Shunt . Specif.:
verbal noun (a) (Railroads) Switching; as,
shunting engine, yard, etc. [ British]
(b) (Finance) Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity o...
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