Two distinct gating mechanisms in gap junction channels: CO2-sensitive and voltage-sensitive

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2137-2142

  Bukauskas, Feliksas F ^a   Peracchia, Camillo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CHANNEL GATING; FIBROBLAST; HELA CELL; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030947936     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78856-8     Document Type: Article

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