Structure of Sphingomyelin Bilayers: A Simulation Study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3624-3635

  Chiu, S W ^a   Vasudevan, S ^b,d   Jakobsson, Eric ^a   Mashl, R Jay ^a   Scott Jr , Hugh Larry ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; SPHINGOMYELIN;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; HYDRATION; HYDROGEN BOND; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0345413302     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74780-8     Document Type: Article

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