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A gating signal for the potassium channel?

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It is suggested that some part of the intramembrane charge movement in striated muscle is associated with the opening and closing of the potassium channel.

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Adrian, R., Peres, A. A gating signal for the potassium channel?. Nature 267, 800–804 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/267800a0

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