Highly aligned lipid membrane systems in the physiologically relevant 'excess water' condition

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2924-2929

  Katsaras, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; LIPID MEMBRANE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0030823049     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78320-6     Document Type: Article

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