Molecular dynamics simulations of asymmetric NaCI and KCl solutions separated by phosphatidylcholine bilayers: Potential drops and structural changes induced by strong Na+-lipid interactions and finite size effects

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3565-3576

  Lee, Sun Joo ^a   Song, Yuhua ^b   Baker, Nathan A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b and Radiation Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRICITY; LIPID BILAYER; METABOLISM; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTROSTATICS; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

EID: 43649093151     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.116335     Document Type: Article

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