Medical Definition of Tetraethylammonium ion

1. A monovalent cation widely used in neurophysiology as a specific blocker of potassium channels. It is similar in size to the hydrated potassium ion and gets stuck (reversibly) in the channels. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tetraethylammonium Ion

tetraedron
tetraedrum
tetraene
tetraenes
tetraenyl
tetraether
tetraethers
tetraethoxysilane
tetraethyl
tetraethyl lead
tetraethyl leads
tetraethyl poisoning
tetraethyl pyrophosphate
tetraethylammonium
tetraethylammonium chloride
tetraethylammonium ion (current term)
tetraethyllead
tetraethylmonothionopyrophosphate
tetraethylorthosilicate
tetraethylthiuram disulfide
tetraferroplatinum
tetraflate
tetraflates
tetrafluoride
tetrafluorides
tetrafluoro
tetrafluoroberyllate
tetrafluoroborate
tetrafluoroborates
tetrafluoroboric acid

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