Atomic force microscope studies of the fusion of floating lipid bilayers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4369-4378

  Abdulreda, Midhat H ^a   Moy, Vincent T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FORCE; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID COMPOSITION; MEMBRANE FUSION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34250344617     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.096495     Document Type: Article

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