Amplification of electromagnetic signals by ion channels

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 3056-3065

  Galvanovskis, Juris ^a   Sandblom, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIMULATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 0030735594     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78333-4     Document Type: Article

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