Term Name: extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity
Synonyms: extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
Definition: Enables the transmembrane transfer of an ion by a channel that opens when a specific extracellular ligand has been bound by the channel complex or one of its constituent parts.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0005230]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity
has subtype: excitatory extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity extracellular ammonia-gated monoatomic ion channel activity extracellular phenylacetaldehyde-gated monoatomic ion channel activity inhibitory extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity transmitter-gated monoatomic ion channel activity