Molecular motion at the critical point in lipid membranes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  McConnell, Harden ^a   Radhakrishnan, Arun ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPID;

CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LETTER; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MOTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOTION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

EID: 47749084631     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.134858     Document Type: Article

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