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Calorimetric behavior of phosphatidylcholine/phosphatidylethanolamine bilayers is compatible with the superlattice

Kwan Hon Cheng1, Jorma Virtanen, Pentti Somerharju

  • 1Department of Physics and Astronomy, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas 78212-7200, USA. kcheng1@trinity.edu

The Journal of Physical Chemistry. B
|January 19, 2012
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