Transbilayer movement of phospholipids at the main phase transition of lipid membranes: Implications for rapid flip-flop in biological membranes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 3315-3323

  John, Karin ^a   Schreiber, Susanne ^a   Kubelt, Janek ^a   Herrmann, Andreas ^a   Müller, Peter ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DITHIONITE; FATTY ACID; LIPID; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHOLIPID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; HALF LIFE TIME; LIPID MEMBRANE; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE;

EID: 0036928373     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)75332-0     Document Type: Article

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