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May refer to either multiple ion channel classes or to multiple members of a single class.
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Ion channel linked receptors — are cell membrane bound receptors. They act through synaptic signaling on electrically excitable cells. The ion channels opening and closing is controlled by neurotransmitters.Ion channel linked receptors are also called ligand gated channels .… … Wikipedia
Ion transporter — Ion pump redirects here. For pumps that reduce pressure, see Ion pump (physics). In biology, an ion transporter, also called an ion pump, is a transmembrane protein that moves ions across a plasma membrane against their concentration gradient, in … Wikipedia
Ion channel — Not to be confused with: Ion Television or Ion implantation. Schematic diagram of an ion channel. 1 channel domains (typically four per channel), 2 outer vestibule, 3 selectivity filter, 4 diameter of selectivity filter, 5 phosphorylation site, 6 … Wikipedia
Ion channel family — Pfam box Symbol = Ion trans Name = Ion channel (eukariotic) width =250 caption =Potassium channel KvAP, structure in a membrane like environment. Calculated hydrocarbon boundaries of the lipid bilayer are indicated by red and blue dots. Pfam=… … Wikipedia
Ion — Cation and Anion redirect here. For the particle physics/quantum computing concept, see Anyon. For other uses, see Ion (disambiguation). Hydrogen atom (center) contains a single proton and a single electron. Removal of the electron gives a cation … Wikipedia
ion channelopathy — any of numerous hereditary conditions caused by mutations in genes encoding ion channels, resulting in abnormal function of the channels. Channelopathies are named for the ion channel affected, e.g., sodium channelopathy. Called also ion channel… … Medical dictionary
ion channelopathy — noun Any of several inherited diseases in which alterations in the control of ion conductance through the central pore of ion channels impair cell functions … Wiktionary
ion channel — noun a protein complex or single protein which penetrates a cell membrane and catalyzes the passage of specific ions through that membrane. Ion channels, which facilitate this movement, are protein assemblies that penetrate the membrane and… … Wiktionary
Ion Television — Type Broadcast television network, satellite television network … Wikipedia
ion channel — n a cell membrane channel that is selectively permeable to certain ions (as of calcium or sodium) * * * a cell membrane protein with an ion specific transmembrane pore, through which ions and small molecules pass into or out of a cell by… … Medical dictionary
