Molecular dynamics simulations of phospholipid bilayers with cholesterol

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2192-2206

  Hofsäß, Christofer ^a   Lindahl, Erik ^a,b   Edholm, Olle ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037381939     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)75025-5     Document Type: Article

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