Distribution of the surfactant-associated protein C within a lung surfactant model film investigated by near-field optical microscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 458-465

  Kramer, A ^a   Wintergalen, A ^b   Sieber, M ^b   Galla, H J ^b   Amrein, M ^b   Guckenberger, R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LUNG SURFACTANT; PROTEIN C;

ARTICLE; LUNG ALVEOLUS SURFACE TENSION; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0034033144     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76608-2     Document Type: Article

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