A process in which membrane potential cycles through a depolarizing spike, triggered in response to depolarization above some threshold, followed by repolarization. This cycle is driven by the flow of ions through various voltage gated channels with different thresholds and ion specificities.
membrane depolarization +
membrane hyperpolarization +
membrane repolarization +
modulation of excitatory postsynaptic potential +
modulation of inhibitory postsynaptic potential +
negative regulation of membrane potential +
positive regulation of membrane potential +
regulation of action potential +
regulation of cardiac muscle cell membrane potential
regulation of membrane depolarization +
regulation of membrane hyperpolarization +
regulation of membrane potential in photoreceptor cell +