Domain growth, shapes, and topology in cationic lipid bilayers on mica by fluorescence and atomic force microscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2605-2615

  McKiernan, Ariane E ^a   Ratto, Timothy V ^b   Longo, Marjorie L ^a  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; DIMYRISTOYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUMPROPANE; DIPALMITOYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUMPROPANE; LIPID; PHOSPHOLIPID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COOLING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HEATING; HUMAN; LIPID BILAYER; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR SIZE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0033738310     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76499-X     Document Type: Article

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