The chemical basis for electrical signaling

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 455-463

  Catterall, William A ^a   Wisedchaisri, Goragot ^a   Zheng, Ning ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; SODIUM; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL; ION CHANNEL; POTASSIUM;

CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; EXCITABILITY; HUMAN; ION CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR MODEL;

CALCIUM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

EID: 85017460367     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.2353     Document Type: Review

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