Fluorescence resonance energy transfer to characterize cholesterol-induced domains

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 400, Issue , 2007, Pages 489-501

  Loura, Luís M S ^a   Prieto, Manuel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Fluorescence spectroscopy; FRET; Lipid mixture; Liquid ordered phase; Phase diagram; Raft

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; METABOLISM; PHASE TRANSITION;

CHOLESTEROL; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; MEMBRANE MICRODOMAINS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHASE TRANSITION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 36549051638     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1385/1-59745-519-9:489     Document Type: Article

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