Sodium Channel - Ligand-gated

Ligand-gated

Ligand-gated sodium channels are activated by binding of a ligand instead of a change in membrane potential.

They are found e.g. in the neuromuscular junction as nicotinic receptors, where the ligands are acetylcholine molecules. Most channels of this type are permeable to potassium to some degree as well as to sodium.

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