Simulating induced interdigitation in membranes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1596-1605

  Kranenburg, Marieke ^a   Vlaar, Martin ^a   Smit, Berend ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; LIPID; WATER;

ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID MEMBRANE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SIMULATION; THICKNESS;

EID: 4444254356     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.045005     Document Type: Article

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