Bilayer mixing, fusion, and lysis following the interaction of populations of cationic and anionic phospholipid bilayer vesicles

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-139

  Pantazatos, D P ^a   Pantazatos, S P ^a   MacDonald, R C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cationic lipid; EDOPC; Hemifusion

Indexed keywords

DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; LIPID; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPID;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; DNA TRANSFECTION; FLUOROMETRY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; SURFACE CHARGE;

ANIONS; CATIONS; COMPLEX MIXTURES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROSTATICS; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPOSOMES; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0042316723     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-003-2031-y     Document Type: Article

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