Chemicals and Drugs

Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors

A subfamily of ligand-gated ion channel receptors that share a characteristic loop which is formed by a disulfide bond between two CYSTEINE residues. These receptors typically contain five subunits with the cysteine-loop occurring near an N-terminal extracellular domain.

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A subfamily of ligand-gated ion channel receptors that share a characteristic loop which is formed by a disulfide bond between two CYSTEINE residues. These receptors typically contain five subunits with the cysteine-loop occurring near an N-terminal extracellular domain.

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  • Cys-Loop Receptor
  • Cys-Loop Receptor Superfamily
  • Cys-Loop Receptors
  • Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptor
  • Cys Loop Receptor
  • Cys Loop Receptor Superfamily
  • Cys Loop Receptors
  • Cysteine Loop Ligand Gated Ion Channel Receptor
  • Cysteine Loop Ligand Gated Ion Channel Receptors
  • Receptor Superfamily, Cys-Loop
  • Receptor, Cys-Loop
  • Receptors, Cys-Loop
  • Superfamily, Cys-Loop Receptor

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, physiology, radiation effects, therapeutic use, ultrastructure.

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2011

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058466. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058466
  2. Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cys-loop_receptor
  3. Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5201170