Ion Channels
Description
  Gated, ion-selective glycoproteins that traverse membranes. The stimulus for channel gating can be a membrane potential, drug, transmitter, cytoplasmic messenger, or a mechanical deformation. Ion channels which are integral parts of ionotropic neurotransmitter receptors are not included.
Synonyms
  Membrane Channels
Ion Channel
Ionic Channel
Ionic Channels
Membrane Channel
Channel, Ion
Channel, Ionic
Channel, Membrane
Channels, Ion
Channels, Ionic
Channels, Membrane
Parents
  Membrane Transport Proteins
Membrane Glycoproteins
Children
  Calcium Channels
Chloride Channels
Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation Channels
Porins
Potassium Channels
Sodium Channels
Transient Receptor Potential Channels
See Also
  Ion Channel Gating
Ion Pumps
Experts
  Sarah Assmann
Shao-Rui Chen
Joseph Y Cheung
Daniel Cosgrove
KEITH ELMSLIE
Uhnoh Kim
Jianhua Li
Anton Nekrutenko
Lawrence I. Sinoway
Tree Numbers
  D12.776.157.530.400
D12.776.543.550.425
D12.776.543.585.400
MeSH ID
  D007473

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