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Ion Channel

Known as: Channels, Ion, Ionic Channel, Ion channels 
A transmembrane pore that presents a hydrophilic channel for ions to cross a lipid bilayer down their electrochemical gradients. Some degree of ion… 
National Institutes of Health

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Plasma membrane

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Structure of the TRPA1 ion channel suggests regulatory mechanisms
The TRPA1 ion channel (also known as the wasabi receptor) is a detector of noxious chemical agents encountered in our environment… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Guide to Receptors and Channels (GRAC), 3rd edition
The Fifth Edition of the 'Guide to Receptors and Channels' is a compilation of the major pharmacological targets divided into… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Light-activated ion channels for remote control of neuronal firing
Neurons have ion channels that are directly gated by voltage, ligands and temperature but not by light. Using structure-based… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
The motor infrastructure: from ion channels to neuronal networks
The vertebrate motor system is equipped with a number of neuronal networks that underlie different patterns of behaviour, from… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Heat-Evoked Activation of the Ion Channel, TRPV4
The mammalian nervous system constantly evaluates internal and environmental temperatures to maintain homeostasis and to avoid… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Interactions of polyamines with ion channels.
Endogenous polyamines, in particular spermine, have been found to cause block and modulation of a number of types of ion channel… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
New structural motif for ligand-gated ion channels defined by an ionotropic ATP receptor
THE adenosine-5′-triphosphate (ATP) molecule is an extracellular messenger in neural and non-neural tissues, where it activates… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
5-HT3 receptors are membrane ion channels
THE neurohormone 5-hydroxytryptamine (5HT or serotonin) exerts its effects by binding to several distinct receptors1. One of… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Synthetic amphiphilic peptide models for protein ion channels.
Ion channel proteins are important for the conduction of ions across biological membranes. Recent analyses of their sequences… 
Review
1981
Review
1981
Junctional intercellular communication: the cell-to-cell membrane channel.
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