Water transport in aquaporins: Osmotic permeability matrix analysis of molecular dynamics simulations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 373-385

  Hashido, Masanori ^a   Kidera, Akinori ^a,b   Ikeguchi, Mitsunori ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORIN 4;

ARTICLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SIMULATION; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 34447325646     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.101170     Document Type: Article

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