Membrane fusion - New light on the atomic organization of ions and molecules at the inter-bilayer leading to dehydration

Cell Biology International

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 359-360

  Wheatley, Denys ^a  

^a BioMedES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; DEXTRAN SULFATE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; ION; PHOSPHATE; SNARE PROTEIN;

BILAYER MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; EDITORIAL; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DESICCATION; DEXTRAN SULFATE; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE FUSION; SNARE PROTEINS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 43049114229     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2008.03.003     Document Type: Editorial

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