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Robson Rodrigues da Silva1, Daniel Gustavo Goroso2, Donald M Bers3

  • 1Research and Technology Center, University of Mogi das Cruzes, Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil; Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.

Computers in Biology and Medicine
|June 16, 2017
PubMed
Summary

Markov models offer a more detailed representation of ionic channels than traditional methods. The MarkoLAB simulator visualizes channel behavior, providing deeper insights into channel kinetics and aiding in understanding drug or mutation effects.

Keywords:
Experiments in silicoIonic channelsMarkov modelsSimulatorTeaching

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