The pressure-dependence of the size of extruded vesicles

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 996-1004

  Patty, Philipus J ^a   Frisken, Barbara J ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 OLEOYL 1 PALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; CERAMIDE; CHOLESTEROL; POLYCARBONATE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; LYSIS; MEMBRANE; POROSITY; PREDICTION; PRESSURE; TENSION; TRANSPORT VESICLE;

EID: 0042344822     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74538-X     Document Type: Article

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