Calculation of free energy barriers to the fusion of small vesicles

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1699-1706

  Lee, J Y ^a   Schick, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE FUSION; PHYSIOLOGY; POROSITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALGORITHMS; CELL MEMBRANE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE FUSION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POROSITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 41449085212     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.119511     Document Type: Article

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