Indications of the existence of ferroelectric units in excitable-membrane channels

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 321-340

  Leuchtag, H Richard ^a  

^a TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; DIFFUSION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ION CHANNEL; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; SQUID; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; AXONS; CELL MEMBRANE; DIFFUSION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ION CHANNELS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; SQUID; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0023647346     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5193(87)80110-8     Document Type: Article

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