Determination of the dimerization constant of merocyanine 540 at the membrane interface of lipid vesicles in the gel state

Chemistry and Physics of Lipids

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-123

  Bernik, D L ^a   Disalvo, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dimerization constant; Gel state; Lipid vesicles; Merocyanine 540

Indexed keywords

DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LIPOSOME; MEROCYANINE; PENTANOL;

ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; GEL; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID VESICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030593651     PISSN: 00093084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-3084(96)02568-6     Document Type: Article

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