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All-or-none law logo #21000 The all-or-none law is the principle that the strength by which a nerve or muscle fiber responds to a stimulus is independent of the strength of the stimulus. If the stimulus exceeds the threshold potential, the nerve or muscle fiber will give a complete response; otherwise, there is no response. It was first established by the American physiologi...
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all-or-none law

all-or-none law logo #21003a physiological principle that relates response to stimulus in excitable tissues. It was first established for the contraction of heart muscle by ... [1 related articles]
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all or none law logo #20973Synonym for Bowditch's law ... Consistently total response to any effective stimulus. ... Synonym: all or none law. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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all or none law

all or none law logo #21219Type: Term Synonyms: Bowditch law
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all or none law logo #20400[n] - (neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus
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all-or-none law

all-or-none law logo #20400[n] - (neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus
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all-or-none law logo #20974 noun (neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus
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All-or-none law logo #22842The rule that the size of the action potential is unaffected by increases in the intensity of stimulation beyond the threshold level.
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all-or-none law

all-or-none law logo #21199the principle that under given conditions the response of a nerve or muscle fiber to a stimulus at any strength above the threshold is the same: the muscle or nerve responds completely or not at all.
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All-or-none law logo #23815States that neurons fire to generate an action potential only if stimulation reaches a minimum threshold.
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