The influence of static magnetic fields on mechanosensitive ion channel activity in artificial liposomes

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 461-468

  Hughes, Steven ^a   El Haj, Alicia J ^a   Dobson, Jon ^a   Martinac, Boris ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Magnetic field; Mechanosensitive ion channel of large conductance

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; LIPOSOME;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; REDUCTION;

ANISOTROPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; ION CHANNELS; IONS; KINETICS; LIPIDS; LIPOSOMES; MAGNETICS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PRESSURE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 22844450956     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-005-0484-x     Document Type: Article

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