The mechanism of lamellar-to-inverted hexagonal phase transitions in phosphatidylethanolamine: Implications for membrane fusion mechanisms

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 3089-3111

  Siegel, D P ^a   Epand, R M ^b  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030783371     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78336-X     Document Type: Article

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