Molecular Physiology of Ion Channels

3 credits · Graduate

This course focuses on the molecular properties of ion channels, and includes an overview of the techniques used to study ion channel structure and function, ion permeation and selectivity, channel gating and modulation, the mechanisms by which channels are affected by drugs and toxins, and genetic diseases causing channel dysfunction.DIRECTOR(S): P. Linsdell PREREQUISITES: PHYL 3320.03 or equivalent plus permission of the course director FORMATS: Lecture