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A reinterpretation of mammalian sodium channel gating based on single channel recording

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Some of the traditionally held views about how sodium channels work are shown to be incorrect and a new approach to physical theories of sodium channel operation is suggested.

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Aldrich, R., Corey, D. & Stevens, C. A reinterpretation of mammalian sodium channel gating based on single channel recording. Nature 306, 436–441 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1038/306436a0

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