Spatial buffering of potassium ions in brain extracellular space

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2776-2797

  Chen, Kevin C ^a   Nicholson, Charles ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GEOMETRY; GLIA CELL; HYPOTHESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

EID: 0034047355     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76822-6     Document Type: Article

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