Voltage-sensing and substate rectification: Moving parts of connexin channels

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 165-169

  Harris, Andrew L ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 32; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

BIOSENSOR; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; HUMAN; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0036094459     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.119.2.165     Document Type: Note

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