The inner membrane barrier of lipid membranes experienced by the valinomycin/rb+ complex: Charge pulse experiments at high membrane voltages

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 746-756

  Bihler, Hermann ^a   Stark, Günther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; ION TRANSPORT; LIPID MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 0030798160     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78107-4     Document Type: Article

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