A model of the closed form of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor M2 channel pore

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 792-799

  Kim, Sanguk ^a   Chamberlain, Aaron K ^a   Bowie, James U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; ION CHANNEL; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL REACTION; MODEL; MUTAGENESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SOLID STATE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 4143126482     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.103.039396     Document Type: Article

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