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 cellsSpeciesEnergyIon Channels, Membrane Ion Currents, and the Action Potential
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Ion Channels, Membrane Ion Currents, and the Action Potential. 2001, 113-138. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIon channelsPotassium channel proteinIon currentDetailed mechanistic understandingMembrane proteinsMolecular detailsActive ion channelsChannel proteinsBiological membranesMechanistic understandingSingle-channel recordingsProteinMembrane ion currentsVoltage-clamp measurementsMembraneChannel recordingsCellsMacroscopic currentsClamp measurementsCurrentElectrical phenomenaVoltage clampCurrent chapterMacroscopic membranesPotassium current