inhibitory extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity
Enables the transmembrane transfer of an ion by a channel that opens when a specific extracellular inhibitory ligand has been bound by the channel complex or one of its constituent parts. Inhibitory ligands, such as GABA or glycine, open chloride-selective channels.
GO:0005230
extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity
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inhibitory extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
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