A thermodynamic model for extended complexes of cholesterol and phospholipid

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 2039-2052

  Anderson, Thomas G ^a   McConnell, Harden M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HEAT TOLERANCE; MELTING POINT; MODEL; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PHASE SEPARATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036788567     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)73965-9     Document Type: Article

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