Molecular dynamics simulation of the evolution of hydrophobic defects in one monolayer of a phosphatidylcholine bilayer: Relevance for membrane fusion mechanisms

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1501-1510

  Peter Tieleman, D ^a,b   Bentz, Joe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LIPID; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; DIFFUSION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID MONOLAYER; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SIMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOPHYSICS; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIPID BILAYER; TIME;

BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPIDS; MEMBRANE FUSION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; SOLVENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036708460     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(02)73920-9     Document Type: Article

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