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The present situation of 1/f noise in the passage of ions across membranes is examined. A survey of biological and synthetic membranes is given at which a l/f frequency dependence has been observed in the spectrum of voltage or current fluctuations. Empirical relations and theories of 1/f noise in membranes are critically discussed.
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Neumcke, B. 1/f noise in membranes. Biophys. Struct. Mechanism 4, 179–199 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02426084
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