Osmotic and pH transmembrane gradients control the lytic power of melittin

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 2 I, 1996, Pages 831-840

  Benachir, Toni ^a   Lafleur, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELITTIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL PH; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LIPID COMPOSITION; LYSIS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OSMOTIC STRESS; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 0030030828     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79622-4     Document Type: Article

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