The evolution of pentameric ligand-gated ion channels

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 683, Issue , 2010, Pages 11-23

  Dent, Joseph A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; HISTAMINE; LIGAND GATED ION CHANNEL; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PROTON; SEROTONIN; ZINC; ION CHANNEL; LIGAND;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

METAZOA;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; LIGANDS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 79958053071     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6445-8_2     Document Type: Article

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