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<physiology> A transmembrane ion channel whose permeability to ions is extremely sensitive to the transmembrane potential difference. These channels are essential for neuronal signal transmission and for intracellular signal transduction.
See: sodium channel.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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