Probing the ethanol-induced chain interdigitations in gel-state bilayers of mixed-chain phosphatidylcholines

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2702-2709

  Huang, C ^a,c   McIntosh, T J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION;

EID: 0030950270     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78913-6     Document Type: Article

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