γ-Aminobutyric acid increases the water accessibility of M3 membrane- spanning segment residues in γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptors

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2563-2574

  Williams, Daniel B ^a   Akabas, Myles H ^a  

^a Teachers College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; CYSTEINE; ION CHANNEL;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; GENE MUTATION; MEMBRANE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; RAT; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032750784     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77091-8     Document Type: Article

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