Grana formation: Entropy-assisted local order in chloroplasts?

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 641-647

  Chow, W S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrostatic repulsion; Entropy; Grana; Hydration force; Thylakoid stacking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033381539     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP99024     Document Type: Article

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