High-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy of fully hydrated ripple- phase bilayers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 2 I, 1997, Pages 964-976

  Woodward IV, J T ^a,c   Zasadzinski, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0031012630     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78731-9     Document Type: Article

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