The founding of Journal of General Physiology: Membrane permeation and ion selectivity

2018/01/23 by Bertil Hille · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Ion channel regulation and function #Mitochondrial Function and Pathology #Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology

paper · pdf · doi:10.1085/jgp.201711937

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Abstract

This essay begins with a description of the founding years of Journal of General Physiology (JGP) and a historical overview of the content of the journal. It then turns to key conceptual articles published in JGP that advanced the field of membrane permeation and ion selectivity. Much of this information comes from reading the online archives of JGP and searches in PubMed.

Citations

• Untersuchungen zur Thermodynamik der bioelektrischen Ströme
• A quantitative description of membrane current and its application to conduction and excitation in nerve
• Negative Conductance Caused by Entry of Sodium and Cesium Ions into the Potassium Channels of Squid Axons
• Ionic selectivity, saturation, and block in sodium channels. A four-barrier model.
• The potassium permeability of a giant nerve fibre
• Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
• The Structure of the Potassium Channel: Molecular Basis of K + Conduction and Selectivity
• STRUCTURE OF NERVE FIBRES AND SYNAPSES IN SOME INVERTEBRATES
• Ueber Diffusion

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