Acyl chain-length asymmetry alters the interfacial elastic interactions of phosphatidylcholines

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 338-348

  Ali, Shaukat ^a,c   Smaby, Janice M ^a   Momsen, Maureen M ^a   Brockman, Howard L ^a   Brown, Rhoderick E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota Hormel Institute   (United States)

^c Liposome Company Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTEAROYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LIPID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; LIQUID; PRESSURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0031961894     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77791-4     Document Type: Article

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