High-pressure freezing causes structural alterations in phospholipid model membranes

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 317-327

  Semmler, K ^a   Wunderlich, J ^a   Richter, W ^a   Meyer, H W ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryofixation; Freeze fracture electron microscopy; High pressure freezing; Phospholipid bilayer; Ripple phase

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; LIPOSOMES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; THERMOCOUPLES;

CRYOFIXATION; DIPALMITOYL PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; FREEZE FRACTURE ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH-PRESSURE FREEZING; MODEL MEMBRANES; PHOSPHOCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS BILAYER; RIPPLE PHASE;

FREEZING;

ALCOHOL; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHOLIPID; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTION; FREEZE FRACTURE; PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE FIXATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0031859879     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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