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Abstract

The generation of action potentials in nerve and muscle requires cell membranes with steeply voltage-dependent ionic permeabilities. The voltage-dependent, ion-selective pathways responsible for excitation have been characterized for numerous excitable tissues such as nerve axon, muscle, electric organ, algae and epithelia (Aidley, 1971; Hodgkin, 1964; Cole, 1968). The process of activating ionic pathways by some stimulus, such as a change in membrane potential, is called gating.

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Ehrenstein, G., & Lecar, H. (1977). Electrically gated ionic channels in lipid bilayers. Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics, 10(1), 1–34.

Authors 2
  1. Gerald Ehrenstein (first)
  2. Harold Lecar (additional)
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@article{Ehrenstein_1977, title={Electrically gated ionic channels in lipid bilayers}, volume={10}, ISSN={1469-8994}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033583500000123}, DOI={10.1017/s0033583500000123}, number={1}, journal={Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics}, publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)}, author={Ehrenstein, Gerald and Lecar, Harold}, year={1977}, month=feb, pages={1–34} }