Darkthorn’s Blog

- Tetrodoxin blocks Na+ channels, nifedipine blocks Ca2+ channels – voltage gated channel family – membrane spanning protein with 4 subunits with 6 membrane spanning domains each. – S4 senses membrane voltage, S2 forms conducting pore – opening/closing regulated by membrane potential – other ion channels – cation – cellular activity, ion channel properties, spontaneous [...]

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