Effects of hydrostatic pressure on bilayer phase behavior and dynamics of dilauroylphosphatidylcholine

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2727-2735

  Bonev, Boyan ^a   Morrow, Michael R ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DILAUROYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 0029920258     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79842-9     Document Type: Article

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