External barium influences the gating charge movement of shaker potassium channels

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-84

  Hurst, Raymond S ^a   Roux, Michel J ^a,c   Toro, Ligia ^a   Stefani, Enrico ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM ION; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0031037598     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78648-X     Document Type: Article

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