An electrical model for force activated ion channels in biological membranes
β Scribed by K. H. Norian
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 207 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0261-8028
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π SIMILAR VOLUMES
In this article, the three-dimensional motion of an ion within a molecular channel is discussed for the first time; escape rates from binding sites are calculated using the transition state method. For a given ligand configuration and a particular pore radius the rates depend upon ion size and mass.
The current-voltage curve for ion channels is perhaps the best known characteristic of these channels. One of the first properties measured, it is accurately known for a variety of channels. The curve is usually described by a single thermal activation energy, which is assumed to show the number of