A simple thermodynamic model of the liquid-ordered state and the interactions between phospholipids and cholesterol

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 420-429

  Almeida, Paulo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 78751698860     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.12.3694     Document Type: Article

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