Effect of chain length and unsaturation on elasticity of lipid bilayers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 328-339

  Rawicz, W ^a   Olbrich, K C ^b   McIntosh, T ^c   Needham, D ^b   Evans, Evan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID OXIDATION; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MICROPIPETTE; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 0033932837     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76295-3     Document Type: Article

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