Term Name:	excitatory extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity
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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, where channel opening contributes to an increase in membrane potential.
Ontology:	GO: Molecular Function [GO:0005231]    QuickGO    AmiGO