Wednesday, July 1, 2009
acetylcholine receptor
acetylcholine receptor A ligand-gated channel that promotes a large inward current of sodium ions and triggers an action potential; composed of a pentamer of four kinds of polypeptide subunits, the channel opens to allow passage of sodium and potassium ions when two acetylcholine molecules promote transient opening of the channel.
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