Rectification in biological membranes

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 106-113

  Sabah, Nassir H ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTROSTATICS; IONS; KINETIC THEORY; LIPIDS;

ELECTRODIFFUSION; ENERGY BARRIERS; RECTIFICATION;

CELL MEMBRANES;

ION CHANNEL;

BINDING SITE; DIFFUSION; ENERGY; ION TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033972642     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/51.816251     Document Type: Review

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