Phases and domains in sphingomyelin-cholesterol membranes: Structure and properties using EPR spin-labeling methods

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 147-159

  Mainali, Laxman ^a   Raguz, Marija ^a,b   Subczynski, Witold K ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; EPR; Liquid ordered phase; Membrane domain; Sphingomyelin; Spin labeling

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; SPHINGOMYELIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; SPIN LABELING;

CELL MEMBRANE; CHOLESTEROL; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; SPHINGOMYELINS; SPIN LABELS;

EID: 84857366847     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-011-0766-4     Document Type: Article

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