Ion channels of biological membranes. A structuralist view.
Ion channels are integral membrane proteins, crossed by a central pore which serves to ions as a pathway between intra- and extracellular environment. Their main characteristics, gating and selectivity, are discussed as a contribution to the problem of the dynamic structuring of the organism.
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Istituto di Biologia Cellulare, Facoltà di Scienze MM.FF.NN., Università degli Studi di Perdigia, Italy.
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D000818:Animals; D015640:Ion Channel Gating / Q000502:physiology; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008024:Ligands; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D015290:Second Messenger Systems / Q000502:physiology
D007473:Ion Channels; D008024:Ligands