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- gated channel protein | gated ion channel
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- Definition "ion channel receptor whose pores [ IATE:1149329/EN ] remain closed, until it receives a special signal" Reference "COM-Terminology Coordination, based on: 'Channel Protein' (23.2.2021). Biology Dictionary"
- Comment Such signals can be membrane potential (voltage) changes, the arrival and binding of a specific ligand or signal molecule (hormone, neurotransmitter, local hormone), changes of mechanical pressure or of light energy.