2015
Membrane Ion Channels and Ion Currents
Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Membrane Ion Channels and Ion Currents. 2015, 63-84. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0004.ChaptersSingle ion channelsIon currentMovement of ionsIon channelsParticular ionPlasma membraneSpecialized membrane proteinsMembrane ion channelsIonsAction potential firingNeuronal plasma membranePatch-clamp techniqueMembrane proteinsNeurons resultsCurrentClamp techniqueAction potentialsDetailed characterizationElectrical activityMembrane currentsMembrane voltageChannelsMacroscopic membrane currentsEssential propertiesComplex patterns
2001
Membrane Ion Channels and Ion Currents
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Membrane Ion Channels and Ion Currents. 2001, 67-88. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlasma membraneTransmembrane ion flowIon flowMembrane ion channelsMovement of chargeExcellent electrical insulatorTransmembrane ionIon currentIon channelsLipid bilayersMembrane potentialHydrophobic interiorEndogenous electrical activityIonsElectrical insulatorSmall inorganic ionsMembraneTemporal patternsBilayersCellsExternal stimuliInsulatorNerve cellsSpeciesEnergyReceptors and Transduction Mechanisms II: Indirectly Coupled Receptor/Ion Channel Systems
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Receptors and Transduction Mechanisms II: Indirectly Coupled Receptor/Ion Channel Systems. 2001, 285-314. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtracellular signalsSingle protein complexIon channel familyMembrane ion channelsBiological responsesFamily of receptorsProtein complexesIntercellular communicationTarget cellsChannel familyIon channelsIon channel systemsCellsSpecific receptorsNeuronal excitabilityParticular target cellsFinal stepReceptorsFamilyTransductionBiochemistryComplexesResponseExcitabilityNeurons