The structure of D-erythro-C18 ceramide at the air-water interface

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2616-2623

  Vaknin, David ^a,b   Kelley, Michael S ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE DERIVATIVE; SPHINGOSINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FILM; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BOND; PRESSURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0033729227     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76500-3     Document Type: Article

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