Water in channel-like cavities: Structure and dynamics

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 2 I, 1996, Pages 693-702

  Sansom, M S P ^a   Kerr, I D ^a   Breed, J ^a   Sankararamakrishnan, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 0030066737     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79609-1     Document Type: Article

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