Phase transitions in coarse-grained lipid bilayers containing cholesterol by molecular dynamics simulations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2125-2133

  Waheed, Qaiser ^a   Tjörnhammar, Richard ^a   Edholm, Olle ^a  

^a ALBANOVA UNIVERSITY CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEL; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE TRANSITION; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

CHOLESTEROL; CRYSTALLIZATION; GELS; LIPID BILAYERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84869465857     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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