Evaluation of the number of agonist molecules needed to activate a ligand-gated channel from the current rising phase

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 731-745

  Ratner, Eli ^a   Tour, O ^a   Parnas, H ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; ION CHANNEL; LIGAND; QUISQUALIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHANNEL GATING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAYFISH; ION CURRENT; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA;

EID: 0034045057     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76631-8     Document Type: Article

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