1. Siegel, G.J. (ed.) (1994) Basic Neurochemistry, 5th edn, Little, Brown Ltd., London, UK. A good textbook of general interest for the study of excitable cells.
2. Hille, B. (1992) Ionic Channels of Excitable Membranes, 2nd edn, Sinauer Associates Inc., Sunderland, Massachusetts. Excellent up-to-date textbook on the topic. Complements previous reference.
3. Neher, E. and Sakman, B. (1992) The patch clamp technique. Scientific American, 266 (3), 28–35.
4. Green, W.N. and Millar, N.S. (1995) Ion-channel assembly. Trends in Neurosciences, 18,280–287. Excellent overview and introduction to topic.
5. Miller, C. (1991) 1990: Annus mirabilis of potassium channels. Science, 245, 1092–1096. Excellent account of the selectivity and gating mechanism of the K+- channel.