Ion Channels

Gated, ion-selective glycoproteins that traverse membranes. The stimulus for ION CHANNEL GATING can be due to a variety of stimuli such as LIGANDS, a TRANSMEMBRANE POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE, mechanical deformation or through INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS.

Year introduced: 1979

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Tree Number(s): D12.776.157.530.400, D12.776.543.550.450, D12.776.543.585.400

MeSH Unique ID: D007473

Entry Terms:

• Channels, Ion
• Ion Channel
• Channel, Ion
• Membrane Channel
• Channel, Membrane
• Membrane Channels
• Channels, Membrane
• Ionic Channel
• Channel, Ionic
• Ionic Channels
• Channels, Ionic

Previous Indexing:

• Cell Membrane (1966-1978)
• Electric Conductivity (1968-1978)
• Membrane Potentials (1967-1978)

See Also:

• Ion Channel Gating
• Ion Pumps

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Proteins
Carrier Proteins
Membrane Transport Proteins
Ion Channels
Calcium Channels
Calcium Channels, L-Type
Calcium Channels, N-Type +
Calcium Channels, T-Type
Calcium Release Activated Calcium Channels +
Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors
Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel
TRPC6 Cation Channel
TRPP Cation Channels
Channelrhodopsins
Chloride Channels
Anoctamins +
Bestrophins
CLC-2 Chloride Channels
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
Receptors, GABA-A
Receptors, Glycine
Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation Channels
Gasdermins
Hyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channels
Ligand-Gated Ion Channels
Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors +
Receptors, Ionotropic Glutamate +
Receptors, Purinergic P2X +
Porins
Aquaporins +
Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels +
Potassium Channels
Potassium Channels, Calcium-Activated +
Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying +
Potassium Channels, Sodium-Activated
Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain
Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated +
Sodium Channels
Acid Sensing Ion Channels
Degenerin Sodium Channels
Epithelial Sodium Channels
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels +
Transient Receptor Potential Channels
TRPA1 Cation Channel
TRPC Cation Channels +
TRPM Cation Channels
TRPP Cation Channels
TRPV Cation Channels
Two-Pore Channels

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Proteins
Membrane Proteins
Membrane Glycoproteins
Ion Channels
Calcium Channels
Calcium Channels, L-Type
Calcium Channels, N-Type +
Calcium Channels, T-Type
Calcium Release Activated Calcium Channels +
Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors
Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel
TRPC6 Cation Channel
Channelrhodopsins
Chloride Channels
Anoctamins +
Bestrophins
CLC-2 Chloride Channels
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
Receptors, GABA-A
Receptors, Glycine
Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation Channels
Gasdermins
Hyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channels
Ligand-Gated Ion Channels
Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors +
Receptors, Ionotropic Glutamate +
Receptors, Purinergic P2X +
Porins
Aquaporins +
Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels +
Potassium Channels
Potassium Channels, Calcium-Activated +
Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying +
Potassium Channels, Sodium-Activated
Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain
Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated +
Sodium Channels
Acid Sensing Ion Channels
Degenerin Sodium Channels
Epithelial Sodium Channels
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels +
Two-Pore Channels

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Proteins
Membrane Proteins
Membrane Transport Proteins
Ion Channels
Calcium Channels
Calcium Channels, L-Type
Calcium Channels, N-Type +
Calcium Channels, T-Type
Calcium Release Activated Calcium Channels +
Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors
Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel
TRPC6 Cation Channel
TRPP Cation Channels
Channelrhodopsins
Chloride Channels
Anoctamins +
Bestrophins
CLC-2 Chloride Channels
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
Receptors, GABA-A
Receptors, Glycine
Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation Channels
Gasdermins
Hyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channels
Ligand-Gated Ion Channels
Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors +
Receptors, Ionotropic Glutamate +
Receptors, Purinergic P2X +
Porins
Aquaporins +
Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels +
Potassium Channels
Potassium Channels, Calcium-Activated +
Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying +
Potassium Channels, Sodium-Activated
Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain
Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated +
Sodium Channels
Acid Sensing Ion Channels
Degenerin Sodium Channels
Epithelial Sodium Channels
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels +
Transient Receptor Potential Channels
TRPA1 Cation Channel
TRPC Cation Channels +
TRPM Cation Channels
TRPP Cation Channels
Two-Pore Channels