Differential scanning calorimetry in the study of lipid phase transitions in model and biological membranes: Practical considerations

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 400, Issue , 2007, Pages 171-195

  Lewis, Ruthven N A H ^a   Mannock, David A ^a   McElhaney, Ronald N ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Biological membranes; Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); Lipid bilayers; Lipid model membranes; Lipid phase transitions; Lipid thermotropic phase behavior; Transition cooperativity; Transition enthalpy; Transition temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; LIPID BILAYER; PHASE TRANSITION; THERMODYNAMICS;

CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; LIPID BILAYERS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHASE TRANSITION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 36549019514     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1385/1-59745-519-9:171     Document Type: Article

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