Use of the Poisson-Boltzmann equation to estimate the electrostatic free energy barrier for dielectric models of biological ion channels

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 101, Issue 31, 1997, Pages 6073-6078

  Weetman, Philip ^a   Goldman, Saul ^a   Gray, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTROSTATICS; FREE ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLUTIONS;

BIOLOGICAL ION SELECTIVE CHANNELS; POISSON BOLTZMANN EQUATION;

IONS;

EID: 0031176369     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp971162t     Document Type: Article

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