stretch-mediated sodium ion channels
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Channels in the membrane of the neurone ending that open when pressure deforms the membrane, the lamellae or the channels themselves.
Channels in a Pacinian corpuscle that open only when the membrane is physically deformed, so it responds to pressure and vibration.
Channels in the axon membrane that are normally closed and open only when the membrane is stretched.
Topics that use stretch-mediated sodium ion channels
- Receptors (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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