Shape anisotropy of lipid molecules and voids

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 189-199

  Pradhan, Gauri R ^a   Pandit, Sagar A ^b,c   Gangal, Anil D ^a   Sitaramam, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^c The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOSOME; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ANISOTROPY; LIPID;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; LIPID ABSORPTION; LIPID ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 12244298490     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2003.3155     Document Type: Article

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