Permeation of protons, potassium ions, and small polar molecules through phospholipid bilayers as a function of membrane thickness

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 339-348

  Paula, S ^a   Volkov, A G ^a   Van Hoek, A N ^b   Haines, T H ^c   Deamer, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOSOME;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 0030045955     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79575-9     Document Type: Article

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