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Chloride Channels in Molluscs

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Electrogenic Cl− Transporters in Biological Membranes

Part of the book series: Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology ((COMPARATIVE,volume 19))

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Ion channel proteins constitute the basis for all electrical communication and signaling in both excitable and nonexcitable cells. Not only are they the conduit-effectors of ion currents which generate transmembrane voltage changes, but they must also serve receptor-like functions. They should be able to record and compute changes in voltage and detect internal and/or external ligands and their respective electrochemical modifications during ionic flow. Phenomenologically, therefore, ion channels are not passive conduits, but are active, intricately constructed membrane proteins involved in the dynamic physiology of an organism.

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Gerencser, G.A. (1994). Chloride Channels in Molluscs. In: Gerencser, G.A. (eds) Electrogenic Cl− Transporters in Biological Membranes. Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78261-9_8

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