Molecular view of hexagonal phase formation in phospholipid membranes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 3894-3900

  Marrink, Siewert Jan ^a   Mark, Alan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HYDRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 10044296377     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.048710     Document Type: Article

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