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Structure and function of inhibitory glycine receptors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2009

Heinrich Betz
Heinrich Betz
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Department of Neurochemistry, Max-Planck-Institute for Brain Research, Deutschordenstrasse 46, 6000 Frankfurt/M. 71, Germany
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Ion transport by peptide channels has been the major theme in the work of the late P. Läuger. His theoretical and experimental approaches provided the basis for a deeper understanding of pore-mediated ion permeation through biological membranes. This review on a ligand–gated ion channel protein from the mammalian brain is dedicated to the memory of this outstanding scientist.

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Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , November 1992 , pp. 381 - 394
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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