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