title: Electrical response to vibration of a lipid bilayer membrane.
abstract: The discovery and characterization of a vibration response in a black lipid bilayer membrane is the topic of this paper. An electrical vibration response is obtained when the membrane is under voltage clamp and a weaker, but significant, response is obtained under current clamp. The effect arises from an induced variation in the membrane capacitance. It is further shown that the capacitance variation arises from a change in the membrane area as the membrane undergoes drumhead vibration. Possible physiological significance in mechanoreception is discussed.
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol; D004530:Egg Yolk; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005260:Female; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008433:Mathematics; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008954:Models, Biological; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D014325:Tromethamine; D014732:Vibration
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D014325:Tromethamine; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D002784:Cholesterol