Component and state separation in DMPC/DSPC lipid bilayers: A Monte Carlo simulation study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1820-1833

  Michonova Alexova, Ekaterina I ^a   Sugár, István P ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DISTEAROYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUORESCENCE; GEL; LIPID BILAYER; LIQUID; MONTE CARLO METHOD; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0036788590     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)73947-7     Document Type: Article

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