ion channel
nounDefinition of ion channel
: a cell membrane channel that is selectively permeable to certain ions (as of calcium or sodium)
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After a single two-day bath in a widely available ion channel drug, the tadpoles rearranged themselves and grew as normal. — Sally Adee, Quartz, "Our bodies are full of electricity that could help us fight cancer," 30 May 2019 Scientists could now clone cells with and without particular ion channels and see what happened. — Sally Adee, Quartz, "Our bodies are full of electricity that could help us fight cancer," 30 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ion channel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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