Direct visualization of large and protein-free hemifusion diaphragms

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1192-1199

  Nikolaus, Jörg ^a   Stöckl, Martin ^a   Langosch, Dieter ^b   Volkmer, Rudolf ^c   Herrmann, Andreas ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CATION; FLUORESCENT DYE; LIPID; LIPID BILAYER; LIPOSOME; PEPTIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ANIMAL; BIOPHYSICS; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; LIPID BILAYER; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; VIRUS;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; CALCIUM; CATIONS; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; FLUORESCENT DYES; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPIDS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PEPTIDES; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; UNILAMELLAR LIPOSOMES; VIRUSES;

EID: 77950623098     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.11.042     Document Type: Article

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