Computed pore potentials of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1325-1335

  Meltzer, Robert H ^a,c   Vila Carriles, Wanda ^a,c   Ebalunode, Jerry O ^b   Briggs, James M ^b   Pedersen, Steen E ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL VIOLET; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDUCTANCE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; IONIC STRENGTH; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION;

EID: 33746798592     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.081455     Document Type: Article

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