Table of Contents

Section I: Voltage-Dependent Ion Channels.- A. Voltage-Dependent Na Channels.- 1 Structure and Functions of Voltage-Dependent Na+ Channels.- 2 Sodium Channel Blockers and Activators.- B. Voltage-Dependent Ca-Channels.- 3 Classification and Function of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels.- Structure of the Voltage-Dependent L-Type Calcium Channel.- 5 Ca2+ Channel Antagonists and Agonists.- C. Voltage-Dependent K-Channels.- 6 Overview of Potassium Channel Families: Molecular Bases of the Functional Diversity.- 7 Pharmacology of Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels.- 8 Voltage-Gated Calcium-Modulated Potassium Channels of Large Unitary Conductance: Structure, Diversity, and Pharmacology.- 9 Classical Inward Rectifying Potassium Channels: Mechanisms of Inward Rectification.- 10 ATP-Dependent Potassium Channels in the Kidney.- 11 Structure and Function of ATP-Sensitive K+ Channels.- 12 G Protein-Gated K+ Channels.- 13 Potassium Channels with Two Pore Domains.- 14 Cardiac K+ Channels and Inherited Long QT Syndrome.- Section II: Ligand Operated Ion Channels.- 15 Gating of Ion Channels by Transmitters: The Range of Structures of the Transmitter-Gated Channels.- 16 Molecular Diversity, Structure, and Function of Glutamate Receptor Channels.- 17 Glutamate Receptor Ion Channels: Activators and Inhibitors.- 18 Structure, Diversity, Pharmacology, and Pathology of Glycine Receptor Chloride Channels.- 19 GABAA Receptor Chloride Ion Channels.- 20 P2X Receptors for ATP: Classification, Distribution, and Function.- 21 The 5-HT3 Receptor Channel: Function, Activation and Regulation.- 22 Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channels: Classification, Structure and Function, Activators and Inhibitors.- Section III: Miscellaneous Ion Channels - Intracellular Ca Release Channels.- 23 Regulation of Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channels.- 24 Regulation of IP3 Receptor Ca2+ Release Channels.- 25 Ca2+-Activated Non-Selective Cation Channels.

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