Gramicidin Increases Lipid Flip-Flop in Symmetric and Asymmetric Lipid Vesicles
- Award ID(s):
- 1817929
- PAR ID:
- 10090116
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Biophysical Journal
- Volume:
- 116
- Issue:
- 5
- ISSN:
- 0006-3495
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 860 to 873
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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