Ceramides in phospholipid membranes: Effects on bilayer stability and transition to nonlamellar phases

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 1 I, 1999, Pages 342-350

  Veiga, M Pilar ^a   Arrondo, José Luis R ^a   Goñi, Félix M ^a   Alonso, Alicia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MEMBRANE MODEL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE; THERMODYNAMICS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0032939644     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77201-2     Document Type: Article

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