Comparative study of the effects of several n-alkanes on phospholipid hexagonal phases

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 2 I, 1998, Pages 944-952

  Chen, Z ^a   Rand, R P ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; DECANE; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; LIPID ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OSMOTIC STRESS; PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0031904319     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)74017-2     Document Type: Article

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