Phenomenological model and phase behavior of saturated and unsaturated lipids and cholesterol

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 4756-4762

  Putzel, G Garbès ^a   Schick, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; DRUG MIXTURE; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; PHASE TRANSITION;

CHOLESTEROL; COMPLEX MIXTURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FATS, UNSATURATED; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE MICRODOMAINS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PHASE TRANSITION;

EID: 58149308560     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.136317     Document Type: Article

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