Complexation of Phosphatidylcholine Lipids with Cholesterol

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1345-1356

  Pandit, Sagar A ^a,b   Bostick, David ^a   Berkowitz, Max L ^a  

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

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOLYTE; CHOLESTEROL; DILAUROYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATION; ENERGY; HYDROGEN BOND; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 1542345687     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74206-X     Document Type: Article

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