Theoretical limits on the threshold for the response of long cells to weak extremely low frequency electric fields due to ionic and molecular flux rectification

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2251-2254

  Weaver, James C ^a   Vaughan, Timothy E ^a   Adair, Robert K ^b   Astumian, R Dean ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL TRANSPORT; CHANNEL GATING; ELECTRIC FIELD; MAGNETIC FIELD;

EID: 0031785042     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77669-6     Document Type: Article

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