Study of ionic currents across a model membrane channel using Brownian dynamics

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 793-809

  Chung, Shin Ho ^a   Hoyles, Matthew ^a   Allen, Toby ^a   Kuyucak, Serdar ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CHLORIDE CURRENT; CONDUCTANCE; DIPOLE; ION CURRENT; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SODIUM CURRENT;

EID: 0031870447     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77569-1     Document Type: Article

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