Simulation of the gel-fluid transition in a membrane composed of lipids with two connected acyl chains: Application of a dimer-move step

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 609-615

  Jerala, Roman ^a   Almeida, Paulo F F ^a   Biltonen, Rodney L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE MODEL; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0029738648     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79261-5     Document Type: Article

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