Tests of continuum theories as models of ion channels. I. Poisson- Boltzmann theory versus brownian dynamics

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2349-2363

  Moy, Glenn ^a   Corry, Ben ^a   Kuyucak, Serdar ^a   Chung, Shin Ho ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; M PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRICITY; FORCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL;

EID: 0034106946     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76780-4     Document Type: Article

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