Mechanism of ion permeation through calcium channels

Peter Hess; Richard W. Tsien

doi:10.1038/309453a0

Keywords

CalciumChemistryPermeationIonIon channelBiophysicsVoltage-dependent calcium channelIon transporterMembraneCalcium channelChemical physicsBiochemistryBiology

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Yale University US

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Year: 1984
Type: article
Volume: 309
Issue: 5967
Pages: 453-456
Citations: 844
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                                    Peter Hess, 
                                
                                    Richard W. Tsien
                                
                            (1984). 
                            Mechanism of ion permeation through calcium channels. 
                            Nature
                            , 309
                            (5967)
                            , 453-456.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/309453a0

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DOI: 10.1038/309453a0