Visualization of ceramide channels by transmission electron microscopy

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1808, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1196-1201

  Samanta, Soumya ^a   Stiban, Johnny ^a,c   Maugel, Timothy K ^b   Colombini, Marco ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ceramide; Channel; Negative stain; Pore; Sphingolipid

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAIN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CERAMIDES; LIPOSOMES; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MODELS, MOLECULAR;

EID: 79951704092     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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