AmiGO 2: Term Details for "positive regulation of membrane potential" (GO:0045838)
️Gene Ontology Consortium
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