It is coupled to a ligand-gated ion channel, which opens when the receptor is activated and is a type of glutamate receptor that binds kainic acid as well as glutamate
KAINATE RECEPTOR: “Kainate Receptor binds kainic acid as well as glutamate.”
It is coupled to a ligand-gated ion channel, which opens when the receptor is activated and is a type of glutamate receptor that binds kainic acid as well as glutamate