Atomic force microscopy observations of acyl chains in phospholipids

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 200-207

  Muscatello, U ^a   Valdre G ^b   Valdre U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

acyl chains; Atomic force microscopy; cardiolipin; electron diffraction; high resolution; lipid membranes

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CHAINS; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; MOLECULES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

ACYL CHAIN; ATOMIC-FORCE-MICROSCOPY; CARDIOLIPINS; HIGH RESOLUTION; LIPID MEMBRANES; MODELLING SYSTEMS; ORIENTATIONAL ORDERS; POLAR GROUPS; POSITIONAL CORRELATION; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

CARDIOLIPIN; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIPID ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029783881     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.1996.tb04797.x     Document Type: Article

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