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Abstract
Gated, ion-selective glycoproteins that traverse membranes. The stimulus for ION CHANNEL GATING can be due to a variety of stimuli such as LIGANDS, a TRANSMEMBRANE POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE, mechanical deformation or through INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS.
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11 entry terms
- Ion Channel
- Ionic Channel
- Ionic Channels
- Membrane Channel
- Membrane Channels
- Channel, Ion
- Channel, Ionic
- Channel, Membrane
- Channels, Ion
- Channels, Ionic
- Channels, Membrane
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate IM with specific ion / metab (IM)
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- Cell Membrane (1966-1978)
- Electric Conductivity (1968-1978)
- Membrane Potentials (1967-1978)
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QU 55.7
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Ion Channels. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007473. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007473
- Ion Channels. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_channel
- Ion Channels. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62536