Sensing with Ion Channels

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Martinac, Boris (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Springer Series in Biophysics, 11
• Subjects: Physics.; Bioorganic chemistry.; Biochemistry.; Cell biology.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Biochemistry, general.; Cell Biology.; Bioorganic Chemistry.

All living cells are able to detect and translate environmental stimuli into biologically meaningful signals. Sensations of touch, hearing, sight, taste, smell or pain are essential to the survival of all living organisms. The importance of sensory input for the existence of life thus justifies the...