DSC of DMPC liposomes containing low concentrations of cholesteryl esters or cholesterol

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 243-253

  Malcolmson, R J ^a   Higinbotham, J ^a   Beswick, P H ^a   Privat, P O ^a   Saunier, L ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Cholesteryl esters; DMPC; DSC; Liposomes

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CHOLESTEROL; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENTHALPY; ESTERS; HYDRATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SOLUBILITY;

BILAYERS; CHOLESTERYL ESTERS; COOPERATIVITY; DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LIPOSOMES; PRETRANSITION;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES;

CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; CHOLESTEROL OLEATE; DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; LIPOSOME; STEARIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENTHALPY; MEMBRANE MODEL; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031034921     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(96)00219-0     Document Type: Article

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