About The Medical Condition Ion Channel Gatings

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Ion Channel Gatings

Ion Channel Gatings Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Ion Channel Gatings Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Ion Channel Gatings?

The opening and closing of ion channels due to a stimulus. The stimulus can be a change in membrane potential (voltage-gated), drugs or chemical transmitters (ligand-gated), or a mechanical deformation. Gating is thought to involve conformational changes of the ion channel which alters selective permeability.

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