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Fluorescence Spectroscopy to Probe the Structure and Cellular Dynamics of Ion Channels

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Ion channels are of universal importance owing to their mediation of several physiological responses such as excitability in nerve and muscle, stimulus-secretion, and cellular motility, to mention only a few. The past several years has seen an active increase in the biochemical and molecular characterization of ion channel structure and function using combined biophysical and biochemical approaches.

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Angelides, K.J. (1988). Fluorescence Spectroscopy to Probe the Structure and Cellular Dynamics of Ion Channels. In: Narahashi, T. (eds) Ion Channels. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7302-9_1

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