1. Biophysics of excitable cells
D. Braun / SS 2013
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2. Multiple exitatory and inhibitory synaptic contacts allow complex neuronal interconnects
H.Gaub / SS 2007
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3. Cell-Semiconductor-Hybrids: Neuron on the Chip
More: Fromherz MPI Martinsried
D. Braun / SS 2013
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4. The electrical activity of neurons results from the opening and closing of specific ion-channels proteins in the neuron plasma membrane
D. Braun / SS 2013
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5. Voltage-gated cation channels generate action potentials
D. Braun / SS 2013
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6. Membrane depolarizations spread passively only short distances
D. Braun / SS 2013
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7. Action potentials are propagated unidirectionally without diminution
Movements of only
a few Na+ and K+
ions generate the
action potential
D. Braun / SS 2013
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8. Patch clamps permit measurement of ion movements through single channels
D. Braun / SS 2013
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9. Different patch clamping configurations
D. Braun / SS 2013
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10. Current flux through individual voltage-gated channels determined by patch clamping of muscle cells
D. Braun / SS 2013
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11. All five subunits in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor contribute to the ion channel
D. Braun / SS 2013
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12. P segments form the ion-selectivity filter
D. Braun / SS 2013
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