The structure of a model pulmonary surfactant as revealed by scanning force microscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 463-469

  Von Nahmen, A ^a   Schenk, M ^a   Sieber, M ^a   Amrein, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; LUNG SURFACTANT; PROTEIN C; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SURFACTANT ASSOCIATED PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; FILM; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 0031019895     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78687-9     Document Type: Article

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