Detection of membrane packing defects by time-resolved fluorescence depolarization

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 878-884

  Chen, Sun Yung ^a,b   Cheng, Kwan Hon ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 9544226447     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79289-5     Document Type: Article

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