The selectivity of K+ ion channels: Testing the hypotheses

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 5062-5072

  Fowler, Philip W ^a   Tai, Kaihsu ^a   Sansom, Mark S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGAND; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; METABOLISM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; LIGANDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SODIUM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 58149331214     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.132035     Document Type: Article

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