Ionic channels in biological membranes - Electrostatic analysis of a natural nanotube

Contemporary Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 447-466

  Eisenberg, Bob ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0032343366     PISSN: 00107514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001075198181775     Document Type: Article

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