Molecular dynamics simulations of bilayers containing mixtures of sphingomyelin with cholesterol and phosphatidylcholine with cholesterol

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 111, Issue 44, 2007, Pages 12888-12897

  Zhang, Zhancheng ^a   Bhide, Shreyas Y ^a   Berkowitz, Max L ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRATION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

ENERGETIC ANALYSIS; SM MOLECULES;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 36249027008     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp074037i     Document Type: Article

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