Term Name: extracellularly glutamate-gated ion channel activity
Synonyms: extracellular-glutamate-gated ion channel activity
Definition: Enables the transmembrane transfer of an ion by a channel that opens when glutamate is bound by the channel complex or one of its constituent parts on the extracellular side of the plasma membrane.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0005234]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: excitatory extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity
has subtype: extracellularly glutamate-gated chloride channel activity