Lecture 6

Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz theory

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Core Readings

  • GHK Theory of Membrane Permeation. Chapter 9 of Cellular Biophysics and Modeling: A primer on the systems biology of excitable cells. [DOI]
  • Corry, Ben. Understanding ion channel selectivity and gating and their role in cellular signalling. Molecular Biosystems 2.11 (2006): 527-535. [PubMed] [DOI]

Reading details

Hille, B. Selective Permeability: Independence. Chapter 14 of Ion Channels of Excitable Membranes.

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Further Reading & Resources

  • For more on GHK current and voltage equation derivations, read pp. 445-453 from Chapter 14, Selective Permeability: Independence, of Ionic Channels of Excitable Membranes by Bertil Hille.

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