Topology of gel-phase domains and lipid mixing properties in phase- separated two-component phosphatidylcholine bilayers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1811-1822

  Schram, Vincent ^a   Lin, Hai Nan ^a   Thompson, Thomas E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID COMPOSITION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHASE TRANSITION;

EID: 0029816063     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79382-7     Document Type: Article

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