Ion channel

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An ion channel is a protein structure embedded in a cell membrane that acts as a selective gateway, allowing charged particles called ions to move in and out of cells. These channels are extremely selective—some allow only sodium ions to pass, others only potassium, and so on—and they can open and close in respo…

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