Medical Dictionary
voltage clamp
noun
Medical Definition of VOLTAGE CLAMP
: stabilization of a membrane potential by depolarization and maintenance at a given potential by means of an electric current from a source outside the living system especially in order to study the flow of potassium and sodium ions independently of the effects of changes in the membrane potential
—voltage clamp transitive verb
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