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To get information about the gating process of single ion channels it is important to carry out the periodic modulation of a physical parameter affecting the channels while they are recorded by the patch clamp technique. This paper outlines a possible experimental approach in the case that the membrane potential is the modulated parameter.
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Petracchi, D., Ascoli, C., Barbi, M. et al. Periodic forcing of ion channel gating: An experimental approach. J Stat Phys 70, 393–401 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01053975
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