The membrane potential and its representation by a constant electric field in computer simulations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 4205-4216

  Roux, Benoît ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRICITY; METABOLISM; THERMODYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRICITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 58149162833     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.136499     Document Type: Article

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