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## Abstract Two electrostatic models for ion permeability of membranes are considered. In the first model ions pass hydrated through the membrane and in the second model ions pass unhydrated through a channel lined with polar groups. In both cases it is found that it is not necessary to assume a high macroscopic dielectric constant of the membrane or channel to provide a low enough potential energy of the ion in the membrane. Gating of excitable membranes is considered a special case of electrostatic interaction in membranes. A simple physical model which fits with Hodgkin and Huxley's empirical relation is derived. Finally, we have speculated upon other membrane bound biological phenomena where electrostatic effects may be important.
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- Author
- Ingemar Lundström; Claes Nylander
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0020-7608)
- Published
- 1983
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)