An introduction to critical points for biophysicists; observations of compositional heterogeneity in lipid membranes

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1788, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-63

  Honerkamp Smith, Aurelia R ^a   Veatch, Sarah L ^b   Keller, Sarah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Critical point; Fluctuation; Lipid; Membrane; Microemulsion; Raft; Two dimensional Ising

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LIPID;

BIOPHYSICS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURFACE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CYTOSKELETON; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MICROEMULSION; NANOANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE MICRODOMAINS; MEMBRANES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 58149201118     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2008.09.010     Document Type: Review

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