Giant phospholipid vesicles: Comparison among the whole lipid sample characteristics using different preparation methods - A two photon fluorescence microscopy study

Chemistry and Physics of Lipids

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-147

  Bagatolli, L A ^a   Parasassi, T ^b   Gratton, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

6 Lauroyl 2 (N,N dimethylamino)naphtalene; Generalized polarization; Giant unilamellar vesicles; Unilamellar

Indexed keywords

LAURDAN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LIPID ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHOLIPID VESICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS;

1,2-DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PHOTONS; SOLVENTS; SUSPENSIONS; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 0033838965     PISSN: 00093084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-3084(00)00118-3     Document Type: Article

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