Order parameters and areas in fluid-phase oriented lipid membranes using wide angle x-ray scattering

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 669-681

  Mills, Thalia T ^a,b   Toombes, Gilman E S ^a,c   Tristram Nagle, Stephanie ^b   Smilgies, Detlef M ^d   Feigenson, Gerald W ^d   Nagle, John F ^b  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; PHASE TRANSITION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHOLESTEROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 47749087009     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.127845     Document Type: Article

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