Physical origin of selectivity in ionic channels of biological membranes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 1 I, 1999, Pages 129-148

  Laio, Alessandro ^a,b   Torre, Vincent ^a,b  

^a INFM   (Italy)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE; GRAMICIDIN; ION CHANNEL; MONOVALENT CATION; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; GEOMETRY; ION CONDUCTANCE; ION PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; NERVE ENDING; SURFACE CHARGE; THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032939643     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77184-5     Document Type: Article

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