Evidence that nystatin channels form at the boundaries, not the interiors of lipid domains

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1116-1127

  Helrich, Carl S ^a   Schmucker, Jason A ^a   Woodbury, Dixon J ^b  

^a GOSHEN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERGOSTEROL; ION CHANNEL; LIPID; NYSTATIN;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746774718     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.076281     Document Type: Article

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