Disciplines and Occupations

Electrophysiology

The study of the generation and behavior of electrical charges in living organisms particularly the nervous system and the effects of electricity on living organisms.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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The study of the generation and behavior of electrical charges in living organisms particularly the nervous system and the effects of electricity on living organisms.

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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the discipline (education, history, etc) only; use ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA or specifics treed under it for electrical properties and processes of organisms; methods: consider ELECTRODIAGNOSIS or specfics treed under it; DF: ELECTROPHYSIOL

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  1. H01w.158w.344w.528w
  2. H01w.158w.782w.236w

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QT 21

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Electrophysiology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004594. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004594
  2. Electrophysiology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrophysiology
  3. Electrophysiology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1154774