Neutron scattering in the plane of membranes: Structure of alamethicin pores

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2659-2666

  He, Ke ^a   Ludtke, Steve J ^a   Worcester, David L ^b   Huang, Huey W ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALAMETHICIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIPID MEMBRANE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE MODEL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NEUTRON SCATTERING;

EID: 0030028241     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79835-1     Document Type: Article

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