Effects of lipid phase transitions on cuticular permeability: Model membrane and in situ studies

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 3255-3262

  Rourke, Bryan C ^a   Gibbs, Allen G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Cuticle; Grasshopper; Lipid; Melanoplus sanguinipes; Permeability; Phase transition; Water loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033426969     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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