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The pore of voltage-gated potassium ion channels is strained when closed

Voltage-gated potassium channels form potassium-selective pores in cell membranes. They open or close in response to changes in the transmembrane potential and are essential for generating action potentials, and thus for the functioning of heart and brain. While a mechanism for how these channels cl...

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Autores principales: Fowler, Philip W., Sansom, Mark S. P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Pub. Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3674235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23695666
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2858