Structure, stability, and thermodynamics of lamellar DNA-lipid complexes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 159-173

  Harries, Daniel ^a   May, Sylvio ^a   Gelbart, William M ^b   Ben Shaul, Avinoam ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; LIPID; LIPOSOME; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA BINDING; ENTROPY; ISOELECTRIC POINT; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID COMPOSITION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURFACE CHARGE; SYNCHROTRON; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031807139     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77503-4     Document Type: Article

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