Cell cultures, human, mammalian and insect cell culture lines and cell culture media, all the aforementioned for scientific purposes; cultures of microorganisms for scientific purposes; media for cells, cell cultures and cell lines for scientific purposes; proteins used in industry and science, namely, ion channel pore forming proteins, and proteins that are functionally associated with the pore forming protein, and proteins associated with the maturation of ion channel proteins and their functionally associated proteins; protein reagents for scientific purposes, diagnostic reagents for scientific purposes; cell control agents for scientific purposes; amino acids for scientific purposes; biological tissue, namely, desoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), DNA fragments and DNA sequences for scientific purposes; cell growth factor products for scientific purposes, namely, transcriptional and translational regulators and genetic elements that influence the production of ion channel proteins and their associated proteins; biotechnology reagents for scientific purposes; genetic cloning materials for scientific purposes, namely, transfer and expression systems for production of all elements required for a functional ion channel; chemical preparations for scientific use; chemicals for scientific research, namely, for the characterization and study of diseases; chemicals for scientific research, namely ,for characterization and study of cells, tissue biopsies of animals and humans, cells from samples of body fluids, blood, stem cells and cloned cells; biochemicals, namely, preparations with antibodies for scientific purposes; biological kits for scientific purposes comprised of eucaryotic or procaryotic cells and the required media for assays on manual or automated electrophysiological systems