Evidence of electroconformational changes in membrane proteins: Field-induced reductions in intra membrane nonlinear charge movement currents

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 333-335

  Chen, Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric field; Electroconformational change; Membrane proteins

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CONFORMATIONS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; PROTEINS; SENSORS;

CHARGE MOVEMENT; VOLTAGE-SENSORS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; EXPERIMENT; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; SENSOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RANIDAE; SODIUM;

EID: 2042517568     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2003.12.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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