Absence of fluid-ordered/fluid-disordered phase coexistence in ceramide/POPC mixtures containing cholesterol

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4437-4451

  Fidorra, M ^a   Duelund, L ^a   Leidy, C ^b   Simonsen, A C ^a   Bagatolli, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; CHOLESTEROL; LAURDAN; SPHINGOMYELIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GEL FILTRATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIQUID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 33744814049     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.077107     Document Type: Article

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