Phase topology and percolation in two-component lipid bilayers: A Monte Carlo approach

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1501-1511

  Coelho, Fernando P ^a   Vaz, Winchil L C ^b   Melo, Eurico ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c Inst de Tecn Quim e Biol   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE MODEL; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR SIZE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030948544     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78798-8     Document Type: Article

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