A novel crystallization method for visualizing the membrane localization of potassium channels

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2159-2170

  Lopatin, A N ^a   Makhina, E N ^a   Nichols, C G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; THALLIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PATCH CLAMP; POLARIZATION; VOLTAGE CLAMP; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 0031977944     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77925-1     Document Type: Article

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