Intrinsic rectification of ion flux in alamethicin channels: Studies with an alamethicin dimer

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 770-778

  Woolley, G Andrew ^a   Biggin, Philip C ^b   Schultz, Aylit ^a   Lien, Linda ^a   Jaikaran, Dominic C J ^a   Breed, Jason ^b   Crowhurst, Karin ^a   Sansom, Mark S P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALAMETHICIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHANNEL GATING; ION TRANSPORT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SLOW INWARD CURRENT;

EID: 0030851379     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78109-8     Document Type: Article

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