Mechanism of pH-triggered collapse of phosphatidylethanolamine liposomes stabilized by an ortho ester polyethyleneglycol lipid

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1784-1795

  Guo, Xin ^a   MacKay, J Andrew ^a   Szoka Jr , Francis C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID; LIPOSOME; MACROGOL 2000; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; POLYETHYLENEGLYCOL ORTHOESTERDISTEAROYLGLYCEROL LIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; KINETICS; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID HYDROLYSIS; MEMBRANE VESICLE; PH; PHASE TRANSITION;

FORMICIDAE;

EID: 0037339370     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74986-8     Document Type: Article

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