Identify the three types of gated ion channels, and state the conditions under which each operates

What will be an ideal response?


Chemically gated ion channels operate when they bind specific chemicals (such as ACh); voltage-gated ion channels operate in response to changes in the membrane potential; and mechanically gated ion channels operate in response to physical distortion of the membrane surface.

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