Molecular physiology of EAAT anion channels

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 468, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 491-502

  Fahlke, Christoph ^a   Kortzak, Daniel ^a   Machtens, Jan Philipp ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anion channel; Computational electrophysiology; Glutamate transport; Molecular dynamics simulation

Indexed keywords

ANION CHANNEL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID;

CHANNEL GATING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIMULATION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; GLUTAMATE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION;

EID: 84957954771     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-015-1768-3     Document Type: Review

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