measuring channel activity 1 Flashcards
1
Q
what does a voltage clamp allow us to measure?
A
measurement of membrane current at a set voltage
2
Q
what is activation in channel gating?
A
process where channels move to closed to open following depolariation
3
Q
what is deactivation in channel gating?
A
process where channels move from open to close following hyper polarisation
4
Q
what is inactivation in channel gating
A
the process where some channels enter a non-condctuing state that is diffrent from the clsoeed sate usally needs hyperpolariation ton receoevr form this
5
Q
what does an avaiabity curev show?
A
the proportion of channels that are not activated
