negative regulation of membrane potential
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Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of establishment or extent of a membrane potential, the electric potential existing across any membrane arising from charges in the membrane itself and from the charges present in the media on either side of the membrane. [ GOC:go_curators ]
Synonyms: reduction of membrane potential down regulation of membrane potential downregulation of membrane potential down-regulation of membrane potential