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Term:
extracellularly glycine-gated ion channel activity (GO:0016933)
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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
acetylcholine-gated monoatomic cation-selective channel activity  
extracellularly ATP-gated monoatomic cation channel activity  
extracellularly glutamate-gated ion channel activity +   
extracellularly glycine-gated ion channel activity +   
Enables the transmembrane transfer of an ion by a channel that opens when glycine is bound by the channel complex or one of its constituent parts on the extracellular side of the plasma membrane.

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: extracellular-glycine-gated ion channel activity
Broad Synonyms: glycine receptor
Definition Sources: GOC:mtg_transport, ISBN:0815340729

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