The implementation of slab geometry for membrane-channel molecular dynamics simulations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 97-107

  Bostick, David ^a   Berkowitz, Max L ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GEOMETRY; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; POLARIZATION; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 0037636309     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74458-0     Document Type: Article

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