Title: voltage-activated channel
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - voltage-activated channel
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.14201
Status: current

Definition
Ion channel that is specifically activated, or gated, by the surrounding potential difference across the cell membrane near the channel (or near the cell, neuron, or synapse).

Source
- PAC, 2011, 83, 1129. 'Glossary of terms used in biomolecular screening (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 1156 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-09-05-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'voltage-activated channel' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.14201
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