MeSH definition : The opening and closing of ion channels due to a stimulus. The stimulus can be a change
in membrane potential (voltage-gated), drugs or chemical transmitters (ligand-gated),
or a mechanical deformation. Gating is thought to involve conformational changes of
the ion channel which alters selective permeability.;
MeSH synonym : gating, ion channel; gatings, ion channel; ion channel gatings;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with SENSORY GATING;
The opening and closing of ion channels due to a stimulus. The stimulus can be a change
in membrane potential (voltage-gated), drugs or chemical transmitters (ligand-gated),
or a mechanical deformation. Gating is thought to involve conformational changes of
the ion channel which alters selective permeability.