Non-stationary fluctuation analysis of macroscopic gap junction channel records

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 81-88

  Ramanan, S V ^a   Valiunas, V ^b   Brink, P R ^b  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductance; Gap junction; Gating; Macroscopic; Noise analysis; Non stationary; Uncoupling

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; NON STATIONARY FLUCTUATION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; RAT; WHOLE CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; INSULINOMA; ION CHANNEL GATING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 27744434390     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-005-0765-4     Document Type: Article

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