Many length scales surface fractality in monomolecular films of whole myelin lipids and proteins

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 158-169

  Oliveira, Rafael G ^a,b   Tanaka, Motomu ^b   Maggio, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epifluorescence microscopy; Fractals; Langmuir Blodgett films; Lipid protein domains; Monolayers; Myelin

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; METHANOL; MYELIN; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILM; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MYELIN SHEATH; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; SPINAL CORD; THICKNESS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FRACTALS; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MYELIN PROTEINS; MYELIN SHEATH; SPINAL CORD; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

BOVINAE;

EID: 12844256971     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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