Vesicle fusion observed by content transfer across a tethered lipid bilayer

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Rawle, Robert J ^a   Van Lengerich, Bettina ^a   Chung, Minsub ^a   Bendix, Poul Martin ^a,b   Boxer, Steven G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; LIPOSOME; WATER;

ARTICLE; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE FUSION; METABOLISM; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; COLORING AGENTS; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE FUSION; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; UNILAMELLAR LIPOSOMES; WATER;

EID: 80054712258     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.09.023     Document Type: Article

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