Ion channels voltage gating

McGivern, J.G. and J.F. Worley. 2007. Ion channels Voltage gated. In Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry, Triggle, D.J. and Taylor, J.B., Eds. Elsevier Oxford. 

Ion channels Voltage-gated channels L-type channels Dihydropyridines (inhibitors)... 

Voltage-gated ion channels Ligand-gated ion channels G-proteins... 

Transmitter-gated ion channel Voltage-activated Na+ channel Voltage-activated Ca + channel... 

In this chapter we will not address ion conduction proper but we will concentrate on two aspects of ion channels the gating process and the transduction from the initiating stimulus to the operation of the gate. The gating process is the operation of the gate proper while the transducer may be considered the sensor of the stimulus that ultimately opens and closes the channel. Specifically, we will address one type of sensor the membrane potential or voltage sensor. 

Catterall, W. A., Cestele, S., Yarov-Yarovoy, V., Yu, F. H., Konoki, K., Sc Scheuer, T. (2007). Voltage-gated ion channels and gating modifier toxins. Toxicon Official fournal of the International Society on Tox-inology, 49(2), 124—141. 

Catterall, W.A. et al. Voltage-gated ion channels and gating modifier toxins. Toxicon, 49, 124, 2006. 

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