Ion Channels

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fermini, Bernard (Editor), Priest, Birgit T. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 3
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Molecular biology.; Pharmacology.; Organic chemistry.; Medicinal chemistry.; Medicinal Chemistry.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Organic Chemistry.; Molecular Medicine.

Ion channels play a vital role in basic physiological functions such as generation of electrical activity in nerves and muscle, control of cardiac excitability, intracellular signaling, hormone secretion, cell proliferation and many other biological processes. Because of their prevalence and the cri...