Elasticity and phase behavior of DPPC membrane modulated by cholesterol, ergosterol, and ethanol

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2481-2493

  Tierney, Kara J ^a,b   Block, David E ^a,b   Longo, Marjorie L ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKYL GROUP; CHOLESTEROL; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; ERGOSTEROL;

AREA COMPRESSIBILITY MODULUS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENSITY; ELASTICITY; GEL; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID MEMBRANE; LIQUID; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE INTERDIGITATION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MODULATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHASE TRANSITION; PHYSICAL PHASE; POLYMERIZATION; TENSION; YEAST;

EID: 25844480922     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.057943     Document Type: Article

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