Effects of permeant cations on K+ channel gating in nerve axons revisited

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 195-201

  Clay, J R ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ion effects on gating; K+ channel; Nerve axon

Indexed keywords

CESIUM ION; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; RUBIDIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; GIANT AXON; ION TRANSPORT; MODEL; NONHUMAN; SQUID;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CALCIUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ION CHANNEL GATING; POTASSIUM CHANNELS;

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA;

EID: 0029861318     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900122     Document Type: Article

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