Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor channels are influenced by the physical state of their membrane environment

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2155-2164

  Zanello, L P ^a   Aztiria, E ^a   Antollini, S ^a   Barrantes, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; ION CONDUCTANCE; ION TRANSPORT; LIPID BILAYER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS;

EID: 0029968851     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79781-3     Document Type: Article

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