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Gramicidin-based Fluorescence Assay; for Determining Small Molecules Potential for Modifying Lipid Bilayer Properties
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Gramicidin-based Fluorescence Assay; for Determining Small Molecules Potential for Modifying Lipid Bilayer Properties

Published on: October 13, 2010

Brief closures of gramicidin A channels in lipid bilayer membranes

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    Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta
    |April 25, 1986
    PubMed

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