A new mechanism of model membrane fusion determined from Monte Carlo simulation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1611-1623

  Muller M ^a   Katsov, K ^b   Schick, Michael ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOPHILE;

ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ELASTICITY; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0041320883     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74592-5     Document Type: Article

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