Goldman–Hodgkin–Katz flux equation
Expression of the ionic flux across a cell membrane / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Goldman equation or Goldman–Hodgkin–Katz voltage equation.
The Goldman–Hodgkin–Katz flux equation (or GHK flux equation or GHK current density equation) describes the ionic flux across a cell membrane as a function of the transmembrane potential and the concentrations of the ion inside and outside of the cell. Since both the voltage and the concentration gradients influence the movement of ions, this process is a simplified version of electrodiffusion. Electrodiffusion is most accurately defined by the Nernst–Planck equation and the GHK flux equation is a solution to the Nernst–Planck equation with the assumptions listed below.