A closer picture of the K channel gate from ion trapping experiments

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 523-524

  Armstrong, Clay M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

CHANNEL GATING; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ION CHANNEL GATING; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031137007     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.109.5.523     Document Type: Article

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