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Optical control of ligand-gated ion channels.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2013
Szobota Stephanie, McKenzie Catherine, Janovjak Harald
Abstract excerpt
In the vibrant field of optogenetics, optics and genetic targeting are combined to commandeer cellular functions, such as the neuronal action potential, by optically stimulating light-sensitive ion channels expressed in the cell membrane. One broadly applicable manifestation of this approach are...
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