Self-consistent particle simulation of ion channels

Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-67

  Millar, Campbell ^a   Asenov, Asen ^a   Roy, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brownian dynamics; Ion channel simulation; Ion conduction; Kcsa

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; CELL MEMBRANES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INTEGRATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POISSON EQUATION;

BROWNIAN DYNAMICS; ION CHANNEL SIMULATION; ION CHANNELS; ION CONDUCTION;

PROTEINS;

EID: 20444388630     PISSN: 15461955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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