Ceramide modulates the lipid membrane organization at molecular and supramolecular levels

Chemistry and Physics of Lipids

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 147-152

  Carrer, Dolores C ^a   Härtel, Steffen ^a   Mónaco, Hugo L ^b   Maggio, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

AFM; Ceramide; Interdigitation; Lipid domains; Phase diagram; Topology

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; GANGLIOSIDE GM1; LIPID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; SPHINGOLIPID;

CONFERENCE PAPER; LIPID MEMBRANE; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CERAMIDES; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037277469     PISSN: 00093084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-3084(02)00185-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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