Measuring extracellular ion gradients from single channels with ion-selective microelectrodes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Messerli, Mark A ^a   Corson, Erica D ^a   Smith, Peter J S ^a  

^a MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; ION CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; DIFFUSION; ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MICROELECTRODE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; XENOPUS;

EID: 34047236373     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.102947     Document Type: Article

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