Cholesterol in condensed and fluid phosphatidylcholine monolayers studied by epifluorescence microscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2569-2580

  Worthman, Lynn Ann D ^a   Nag, Kaushik ^a   Davis, Philip J ^a   Keough, Kevin M W ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 PALMITOYL 2 [12 [( NITRO 2 1, 3 BENZOXADIZOLE 4 YL)AMINO]DODECANOYL]PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; 2 OLEOYL 1 PALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; CHOLESTEROL; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LIPID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; STEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LIPID MONOLAYER; LIQUID;

EID: 0030927202     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78900-8     Document Type: Article

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