The flow of ions through cation-selective members of the pentameric ligand-gated ion channel family is inhibited by a structurally diverse class of molecules that bind to the transmembrane pore in the ...

Researchers have discovered how potassium channels can slam shut, a control mechanism that allows neurons to regulate their firing frequency. June 7, 2001 — Researchers have discovered how potassium ...

Senior Author: Paul A. Slesinger, PhD, Lillian and Henry M. Stratton Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Center for Neurotechnology and Behavior, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New ...