Coupled Markov chain model: Characterization of membrane channel currents with multiple conductance sublevels as partially coupled elementary pores

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-137

  Chung, Shin Ho ^a   Kennedy, Rodney A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL GATING; CONFORMATION; DATA ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; REVIEW; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 0029961669     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0025-5564(95)00084-4     Document Type: Article

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