Chemicals and Drugs

Ligand-Gated Ion Channels

A subclass of ion channels that open or close in response to the binding of specific LIGANDS.

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Abstract

A subclass of ion channels that open or close in response to the binding of specific LIGANDS.

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12 entry terms
  • Ligand Gated Ion Channel
  • Ligand-Gated Channel
  • Ligand-Gated Channels
  • Ligand-Gated Ion Channel
  • Channel, Ligand-Gated
  • Channel, Ligand-Gated Ion
  • Channels, Ligand-Gated
  • Ion Channel, Ligand-Gated
  • Ion Channels, Ligand-Gated
  • Ligand Gated Channel
  • Ligand Gated Channels
  • Ligand Gated Ion Channels

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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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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Ion Channels (1979-2010)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ligand-Gated Ion Channels. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058446. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058446
  2. Ligand-Gated Ion Channels. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligand-gated_ion_channel
  3. Ligand-Gated Ion Channels. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418536