The voltage-gating process of the voltage-dependent anion channel is sensitive to ion flow

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 704-713

  Zizi, Martin ^a   Byrd, Cynthia ^b   Boxus, Roland ^a   Colombini, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ION TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0031848476     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77560-5     Document Type: Article

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