Field theoretic study of bilayer membrane fusion. I. Hemifusion mechanism

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 3277-3290

  Katsov, K ^a   Muller M ^b   Schick, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOPHILE; LIPID; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; ENERGY; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; TENSION; THEORETICAL STUDY; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; POROSITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTATICS; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; POROSITY;

EID: 16344374383     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.103.038943     Document Type: Article

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