Fluorescent probes of membrane surface properties

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1284, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 191-195

  Epand, Raquel F ^a   Kraayenhof, Ruud ^b   Sterk, Geert J ^c   Wong Fong Sang, Harro W ^b   Epand, Richard M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Byk Nederland BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bilayer hexogonal transition; Intrinsic monolayer curvature; Membrane surface polarity; Membrane water interface

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CELL SURFACE; FLUORESCENCE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0000775689     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-2736(96)00124-1     Document Type: Article

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