Cholesterol effects on the phosphatidylcholine bilayer nonpolar region: A molecular simulation study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 2190-2202

  Róg, Tomasz ^a   Pasenkiewicz Gierula, Marta ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; HYDROCARBON; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; HYDRATION; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID MEMBRANE; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEMBRANE BINDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PHASE SEPARATION; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034805275     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)75867-5     Document Type: Article

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