A model for the lipid pretransition: Coupling of ripple formation with the chain-melting transition

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1154-1165

  Heimburg, Thomas ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LIPID;

ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; GEOMETRY; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID MEMBRANE; LIPID MONOLAYER; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034052568     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76673-2     Document Type: Article

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