Effect of membrane microheterogeneity and domain size on fluorescence resonance energy transfer

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 655-667

  Towles, Kevin B ^a   Brown, Angela C ^a   Wrenn, Steven P ^a   Dan, Nily ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NANOIMAGING; PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 34447313944     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.090274     Document Type: Article

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