An agent, substance, or device that causes depolarisation of a cell membrane or electrical system.
From depolarise + -er (one who does the action). Created as scientific terminology to name substances and mechanisms that cause depolarisation.
Certain ions like sodium act as natural depolarisers—when they flood into a nerve cell, they're like opening floodgates that allow the electrical message to travel down the nerve!
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