ligand-gated ion channel

ligand-gated ion channel

an ion channel that opens or closes in response to the binding of a molecule (the ligand) to a receptor. An example is the ionotropic receptor. Compare voltage-gated ion channel.

Related Terms

lateral hypothalamus (LH)

Sorry, "lateral-hypothalamus-lh" is not in the Dictionary of Psychology. Please...

functional electric stimulation (FES)

Sorry, "functional-electric-stimulation-fes" is not in the Dictionary of Psychol...

convulsive therapy

convulsive therapy any treatment that is based on the induc...

CL

CL 1. abbreviation for drug clearance. 2. abbreviation for...

action tendency

action tendency an urge to carry out certain expressive or...

Procrustes analysis

Procrustes analysis in statistical analysis, an approach in...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter L

Browse by Letter

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z