Analytical solutions of Poisson's equation for realistic geometrical shapes of membrane ion channels

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 22-36

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

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; STATISTICS;

EID: 0031961957     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77763-X     Document Type: Article

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