How do calcium channels transport calcium ions?

Biological Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-32

  Ugarte, Gonzalo ^a   Pérez, Fernanda ^a   Latorre, Ramón ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS CIENTÍFICOS CECS   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium channels; Cation binding site structure; Ion selectivity

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; GLUTAMIC ACID;

BINDING SITE; CALCIUM CONDUCTANCE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MODEL; REVIEW;

BINDING SITES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; ION TRANSPORT;

EID: 0345451636     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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