Electron microscopic investigation of the morphology and calcium-induced fusion of lipid vesicles with an oligomerised inner leaflet

Chemistry and Physics of Lipids

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-74

  Ravoo, Bart Jan ^a   Stuart, Marc C A ^a   Brisson, Alain D R ^a   Weringa, Wilke D ^a   Engberts, Jan B F N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calcium ion; Cryo electron microscopy; Membrane fusion; Polymerisable lipids; Vesicles

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM ION; EDETIC ACID; NITROSTYRENE; STYRENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID VESICLE; MEMBRANE FUSION; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CALCIUM; LIPID BILAYERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; POLYMERS;

EID: 0035141316     PISSN: 00093084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-3084(00)00203-6     Document Type: Article

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