repolarize

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re·po·lar·ize

 (rē-pō′lə-rīz′)
intr.v. re·po·lar·ized, re·po·lar·iz·ing, re·po·lar·iz·es
To return to a polarized state; undergo repolarization.
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repolarize

(riːˈpəʊləˌraɪz) or

repolarise

vb
to polarize again or become polarized again
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So, the plasma membrane could not be repolarized. As the [Ca.sup.++] ions could not be extruded, the increased [Ca.sup.++] levels elevates glutamate release and this leads to SE.
With increase in the volume of physical labor, or of muscle fatigue, it is expected that there will be change in the described alteration of the electric field because it is generated by the addition of opposite charges of the repolarized and short-term negative membrane charges of cells that are spreading their action potential.
It has also been demonstrated that macrophages M1 or M2 have the ability to be repolarized by the cytokines of Th2 or Th1 lymphocytes, respectively [43].
In period of TpTe interval during which the epicardium has repolarized, the M cells are still in the process of repolarization and vulnerable to the occurrence of early after-depolarizations (EADs) [28] and in turn it can lead to reentry and VT or VF.