Bending elasticities of model membranes: Influences of temperature and sterol content

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2616-2629

  Méléard, Philippe ^a   Gerbeaud, Claire ^a   Pott, Tanja ^a   Fernandez Puente, Laurent ^a   Bivas, Isak ^b   Mitov, Marin D ^b   Dufourcq, Jean ^a   Bothorel, Pierre ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LIPOSOME;

ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE MODEL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0038360678     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78905-7     Document Type: Article

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