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Ion Channels
Ion channels are pore-forming membrane proteins that allow ions to pass through the channel pore. Their functions include establishing a resting membrane potential, shaping action potentials and other electrical signals by gating the flow of ions across the cell membrane, controlling the flow of ions across secretory and epithelial cells, and regulating cell volume. Ion channels are present in the membranes of all excitable cells. Ion channels are one of the two classes of ionophoric proteins, along with ion transporters (including the sodium-potassium pump, sodium-calcium exchanger, and sodium-glucose transport proteins).
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Cell & Molecular Biology
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
In the primordial world, inorganic materials came together to form simple organic molecules (amino acid, ribonucleic aci
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Rapamycin was considered a wonder drug upon its discovery three decades ago when it was isolated from soil bacteria. It
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 22, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Science, a proton-activated chloride channel (PAC) may serve as a drug target to protect against
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 30, 2019
Neuroscience
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Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
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Genetics & Genomics
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Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
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Nouran Amin
DEC 17, 2018
Health & Medicine
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...
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Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 01, 2018
Neuroscience
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Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
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Nouran Amin
AUG 13, 2018
Cardiology
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Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 31, 2018
Cardiology
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Caitlin Williams
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Cannabis Sciences
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JUN 20, 2018
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MAR 15, 2018
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Videos
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Cell & Molecular Biology
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JAN 03, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
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NOV 16, 2017
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Written By:
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Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
SEP 19, 2017
Neuroscience
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...
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