Hill coefficients of a polymodal Monod-Wyman-Changeux model for ion channel gating

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Qin, Feng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHANNEL GATING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77955692664     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.05.018     Document Type: Article

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