Pressure effects on the lateral distribution of cholesterol in lipid bilayers: A time-resolved spectroscopy study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1864-1870

  Tauc, Patrick ^a   Mateo, C Reyes ^b   Brochon, Jean Claude ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA FÍSICA ROCASOLANO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID COMPOSITION; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031921033     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77896-8     Document Type: Article

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