title: The galvanic nature of synapse and the physicochemical aspects of nerve action.
abstract: All electrode reactions are either electrochemical oxidation or electrochemical reduction reactions and therefore membrane potentials are produced by redox reactions. Postsynaptic potentials are the result of spontaneous galvanic electrochemical changes produced by neurotransmitters. Action potentials denote microelectrolysis along the axon length. Threshold is proportional to charge and the higher the threshold the greater the potential energy. Resting membrane potential is thermodynamically controlled whereas action potential is kinetically controlled phenomenon.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D006801:Humans; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000502:physiology*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission
chemical_list: D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents