Structure of the stable and metastable ripple phase of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 381-386

  Rappolt, Michael ^a   Rapp, Gert ^a  

^a EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lecithin; Martensitic transformation; Membrane; Ripple phase; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; LIPID BILAYER; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0030007610     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00576710     Document Type: Article

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