Meanings
plural LTPs
- long-term potentiation
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....
2007, Martha L. Escobar with Brian Derrick, “Long-Term Potentiation and Depression as Putative Mechanisms for Memory Formation”, in Federico Bermúdez-Rattoni, editor, Neural Plasticity and Memory, CRC Press, retrieved 05 Dec 2009
Synonyms & antonyms
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LTP. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LTP
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