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In the membrane of the electroplax from the electric organ of Electrophorus electricus, gramicidin A causes an increase of permeability to sodium ions. Cooperative effects are associated with the development of this long lasting change in permeability.
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PODLESKI, T., CHANGEUX, JP. Effects associated with Permeability Changes caused by Gramicidin A in Electroplax Membrane. Nature 221, 541–545 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221541a0
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