A rhombohedral phase of lipid containing a membrane fusion intermediate structure

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1808-1817

  Yang, Lin ^a   Huang, Huey W ^b  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIPHYTANOYLGLYCERO 3 PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CELL SWELLING; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; LIPID BILAYER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE FUSION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0037343017     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74988-1     Document Type: Article

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