Slow fusion of liposomes composed of membrane-spanning lipids

Chemistry and Physics of Lipids

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-43

  Elferink, Marieke G L ^a   Van Breemen, Jan ^a   Konings, Wil N ^a   Driessen, Arnold J M ^a   Wilschut, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Liposomes; Membrane spanning lipids; Slow fusion

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; LIPOSOME; MEMBRANE LIPID;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; LIPID MONOLAYER; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CALCIUM; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIPOSOMES; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; PHOSPHATES; SULFOLOBUS;

ARCHAEA; SULFOLOBUS ACIDOCALDARIUS;

EID: 0030775102     PISSN: 00093084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-3084(97)00044-3     Document Type: Article

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