Computational analysis of current and noise properties of a single open ion channel

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 248-255

  Piccinini, Enrico ^a   Affinito, Fabio ^b   Brunetti, Rossella ^b   Jacoboni, Carlo ^b   Rudan, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

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EID: 35048865768     PISSN: 15499618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ct6002077     Document Type: Article

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