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

nonlinear transformation

nonlinear transformation a transformation of a data set tha...

meritocracy

meritocracy n. a political or social system in which reward...

cocoa

cocoa n. a product derived from the cacao plant (Theobroma...

IAAP

IAAP abbreviation for International Association of Applied...

AACP

AACP abbreviation for American Association of Clinical Psyc...

two-dimensional leader behavior space

two-dimensional leader behavior space see Blake–Mouton mana...

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