Microinjection into giant vesicles and light microscopy investigation of enzyme-mediated vesicle transformations

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-111

  Wick, Roger ^a   Angelova, Miglena I ^a,b   Walde, Peter ^a   Luisi, Pier Luigi ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Enzyme; Giant liposome; Giant vesicle; Microinjection phospholipase

Indexed keywords

1-PALMITOYL-2-OLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; 2 OLEOYL 1 PALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A; SNAKE VENOM;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; MICROINJECTION; MICROSCOPY;

MICROINJECTIONS; MICROSCOPY; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; SNAKE VENOMS;

SERPENTES;

EID: 0030087980     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(96)90286-0     Document Type: Article

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