Shape change and physical properties of giant phospholipid vesicles prepared in the presence of an AC electric field

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1112-1121

  Mathivet, Laurence ^a   Cribier, Sophie ^a   Devaux, Philippe F ^a  

^a INST DE BIOLOGIE PHYSICO CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DEXTRAN; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ALTERNATING CURRENT; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIPID BILAYER; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PH; PHOSPHOLIPID VESICLE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 0030051845     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79693-5     Document Type: Article

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