Shapes of bilayer vesicles with membrane embedded molecules

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 311-321

  Kralj Iglič, Vera ^a,b   Svetina, Saša ^a   Žekš, Boštjan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Lateral distribution; Membrane embedded molecules; Vesicle shape

Indexed keywords

LIPID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CELL SHAPE; CELL VOLUME; ENERGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE VESICLE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0029761720     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00180372     Document Type: Article

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