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/pəʊˌten.ʃiːˈeɪ.ʃən/ · noun
(medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously.
Tim Bliss and Terje Lomo^(1,2) first reported the phenomenon of long-term potentiation (LTP), an increase in synaptic efficacy following synaptic activity, over 30 years ago. Since then, LTP has generated enormous interest....
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Potentiation means (medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously.
Common synonyms include synergy, synergism.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Tim Bliss and Terje Lomo^(1,2) first reported the phenomenon of long-term potentiation (LTP), an increase in synaptic efficacy following synaptic activity, over 30 years ago. Since then, LTP has generated enormous interest....
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