The effect of vitamin E on the structure of membrane lipid assemblies

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1940-1945

  Bradford, A ^a   Atkinson, J ^a   Fuller, N ^a   Rand, R P ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine; Spontaneous curvature; tocopherol; tocopherol hemisuccinate

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; LIPID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID MEMBRANE; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRESS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0242322479     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M300146-JLR200     Document Type: Article

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