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Ion-selective conductances of a cell membrane are mediated by electrogenic carriers or channel proteins. In this chapter on Ion-Selective Channels we will discuss in more detail channels that are the dominating ion pathways governing the membrane potential. The differences between different channel types are based on characteristics that have been discussed before:
1. Selectivity for ion species
2. Single channel conductance
3. Gating mechanisms.
Here we will elaborate the basis of ion selectivity and how ions move through a channel. The necessity of description by discrete ion movements will be illustrated with examples for various ion channels.
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Rettinger, J., Schwarz, S., Schwarz, W. (2016). Ion-Selective Channels. In: Electrophysiology . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30012-2_5
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